Waste Management

Plasterboard: Sustainability Impacts and Initiatives
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5 Oct. 2009 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
This report published by Defra, describes how recycling plasterboard is likely to become increasingly "problematic" due changes in the composition of boards to improve their …
WRAP Market Report: Realising the value of recovered paper: An update
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19 Feb. 2010 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
In this paper market situation report, WRAP reiterated its preference for kerbside sort ahead of commingled collection of recyclables, unless anything except single-stream …
Consultation on a producer responsibility scheme for waste non-packaging agricultural plastics
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18 Dec. 2009 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
This document, launched for consultation by Defra, outlines plans to make producers of farm films responsible for their collection and recycling. Within four years, 80% of …
Pushing reuse: Towards a low‐carbon construction industry
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1 Dec. 2009 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
BioRegional has worked to push reuse of construction materials since initiating BedZED, the UK’s largest low carbon community. With low carbon industry high on the agenda, …
Modernizing landfill tax legislation
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6 May 2009 — added by Allen Shaw, 2degrees
April 2009 - consultation by HM Treasury and HM Revenue and customs. Crown copyright.
The Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations Consultation
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19 Feb. 2009 — added by Bronwyn Galletly, 2degrees
Government consultation on new regulations and further development of the supporting infrastructure to take effect from the fourth compliance period.
Welsh Recycling Rates Reach a Peak of 48%
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2 July 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The latest quarterly statistics on local authority municipal waste produced by the Welsh Government show that the combined reuse/recycling/composting rate of local authority …
Material Resources and Waste in Europe: 2012 Update
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8 June 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The European economy uses huge amounts of natural resources to function. Demand for materials is so intense that between 20% and 30 % of the resources used are now imported. …
UK Government Recogzines Role of Waste in Heat Strategy
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22 May 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change's heat strategy recognizes that biomass and waste have a contribution to make when it comes to encouraging renewable and …
Food waste in schools - WRAP report
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14 Feb. 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
A summary report on the findings of a research project to better understand the nature and types of food waste in schools; the reasons why food is wasted in schools and the …

Plasterboard: Sustainability Impacts and Initiatives

WRAP Market Report: Realising the value of recovered paper: An update

Consultation on a producer responsibility scheme for waste non-packaging agricultural plastics

Pushing reuse: Towards a low‐carbon construction industry

Modernizing landfill tax legislation

The Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations Consultation

Welsh Recycling Rates Reach a Peak of 48%

Material Resources and Waste in Europe: 2012 Update

UK Government Recogzines Role of Waste in Heat Strategy

Food waste in schools - WRAP report

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