Waste not, Want not - A strategy for tackling the waste problem

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European Commission

2002

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CONTENTS

Foreword by the Prime Minister 3

Executive Summary 5

1. Introduction 15

2. What is waste and how much is there? 19

3. Why waste matters – the economic and environmental challenge 25

4. Barriers to more sustainable waste management 32

5. Moving forwards to a new strategy 41

6. Economic and regulatory framework 57

7. Strategic investment measures 82

8. Funding and delivering 100

9. Summary of key recommendations and action plan 113

Annex A The role of the Strategy Unit 140

Annex B The Project Team, Sponsor Minister and Advisory Group 141

Annex C Wider wastes 143

Annex D Glossary of terms 151

Annex E: Greening Government Procurement (pdf)

Annex F: The Role of Alternative Technologies (pdf)

Annex G: Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste – MBT in context (pdf)

Annex H - Biowaste (pdf)

Annex I - International Comparisons of Economic Instruments for Waste Management (pdf)

Annex J: SU work on the Health Effects of Waste Management (pdf)

Annex K: New Delivery Frameworks (pdf)

Annex L: Modelling, Data and Assumptions (pdf)

Annex M - Moving Beyond the SU Strategy (pdf)

The Context for Emissions and Health Impacts Associated with Waste Management (pdf) An SU

commissioned report by Enviros Aspinwall

Public Attitudes Towards Recycling and Waste Management (pdf) SU commissioned research by

MORI

Delivering the Landfill Directive:The role of new & emerging technologies (pdf). An SU

commissioned report by Dr Stuart McLanaghan

Analysis of Household Waste Composition and Factors Driving Waste Increases (pdf) Dr Julian

Parfitt, WRAP

Model Forecasts of Recycling Participation Rates and Material Capture Rates for Possible Future

Recycling Scenarios (pdf) SU commissioned research by Peter Tucker and David Speirs,

University of Paisley.

Collection Cost Projections (pdf), an SU commissioned report by Dr Julia Hummel, Eco

Alternatives Limited