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Information sheets
Information sheets available on this page are in the process of being developed. If you have any suggestions for information sheets then please click here to fill in a suggestions form or e-mail info@crn.org.uk.
1)Suppliers of recycled computer equipment
2)Computer specification and "Jargon-Buster" Glossary
3)Working in partnership with local authorities
4)Hitting the Headlines - Guide to writing Press
Releases
5)Furniture Re-use
Network - Furniture materials to weight conversion figures (*.pdf
130 KB)
6) Details of the Enabling Community Waste Initiative
Partnerships project
Information sheets produced by other sector organisations -
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) information Sheets
Produce a number of reports,information sheets and Best Practice guides in both word and PDF format. Please click on the relevant title to link to information on the WRAP website:
Glass reports
Plastics reports
Paper reports
Wood reports
Aggregates
Procurement reports
Financial mechanisms
- Business Development Services
Standards
Cross-disciplinary
Waste Watch have produced a number of more general information sheets under the headings, materials, education, action, waste management and legislation please click here to link to the information sheets.
Information about materials markets can be found on the http://www.letsrecycle.com/
website click to link to information provided on their website.
Packaging
Composting
Glass
Metals
Paper
Plastics
Textiles
Wood
However for first hand experience and expert knowledge about materials markets we also recommended that you use your Member Directory to contact fellow members involved in recycling the relevant material.
Another good source of information about material markets is WRAP
WRAP - the Waste & Resources Action Programme. WRAP's role is to create stable and efficient markets for recycled products and materials. WRAP focuses on: plastic, paper, glass and wood. Their website address is http://www.wrap.org.uk/
WRAP has a Business Development Service that aims to assist businesses who sell, buy, process or collect recycled glass, paper, plastic, and wood to attract finance and investment. The service is FREE and the advice tailored to the individual business. Advice includes Business plans, market research and general business management. Identifying and obtaining the right sources of finance. Linking businesses with funders.
For information about:
Selling recycled products
Collecting recycled materials
Buying recycled products
Seeking funds to assist
with selling, buying, collecting or processing recyclables (plastic, paper,
glass and wood)
Processing, reprocessing
of recycled goods and materials
Current prices information: This section
links to information provided on the http://www.letsrecycle.com/
website
Composting
Glass
Metals
Paper
Plastics
PRN's
Textiles
Wood
The www.letsrecycle.com/ website contains a directory of merchants and processors in the UK. Please click on the link to go to their website:
http://www.letsrecycle.com/directory/index.jsp
Tenders For up to the minute information about relevant tenders you can
register with this website http://www.tendersdirect.co.uk/
The tenders direct website provides access to over 30,000 current government and utility company contracts in the UK and Europe. Tenders Direct is provided on a subscription basis and you must register for one of our services before you can search for tenders. You can try out the service free of charge for 10 days before you decide to subscribe. There are three different levels of subscription Bronze, Silver or Gold. Bronze is a free service.
Information about tenders is also published in Materials Recycling Weekly (MRW) for more information contact MRW, PO Box 109, Maclaren House, Scarbrook Road, Croydon, Surrey Tel: 0181 688 7788.
Information can also be found through the publication Local Government
Tenders (LTG) which is free. For more information please visit:
http://www.lgcnet.com/pages/products/tenders/aboutt.htm
Another source of tenders information is the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) website. http://www.ciwm.co.uk/page.asp
EU Directives:
European Parliament website EU waste legislation
EU
Landfill Directive (99/31/EC) The Landfill Directive was adopted in
1999 and needs to be implemented in Member States by 2001.
WEEE
Directive Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
became European law in February 2003.
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC) was adopted in 1994 and had to be implemented by June 1996.
Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC) The Incineration Directive was adopted in December 2000. Member States need to implement it no later than two years after its entry into force, i.e. at the end of December 2002.
End-of-life
Vehicles Directive summary (2000/53/EC)
Friends of the Earth Briefing on EU legislation
UK Legislation:
Department of Trade and
Industry homepage
Department of the Environment
Food and Rural Affairs homepage
Environmental
Protection Act 1990.
Environment
Act 1995
The Local Government (Best Value)
Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2001
The
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997
Waste
Minimisation Act 1998
Animal
By Products order information from DEFRA
Information
from the cabinet office regarding Biowaste
Waste
and Emissions Trading (WET) Bill
Government waste strategy document:
Waste not, Want not A strategy for tackling the waste problem in England
This is a Strategy Unit report published (27 November 2002) that calls for immediate action to combat England's growing rubbish mountain.
The report - Waste Not, Want Not - highlights the economic as well as the environmental benefits of acting now
-Measures it sets out include: raising the level of Landfill Tax to create the economic conditions for industry and local authorities to develop alternatives to landfill and in recognition of the long-term environmental costs caused by landfill
- Reforming the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme to fund programmes to reduce
waste reduction, boost kerbside recycling, raise awareness and develop
a wider range of options for waste management
-Tackling waste growth through education and programmes to reduce waste for households and industry, led by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Envirowise; and by developing waste minimisation targets for Local Authorities; allowing local councils, who want to do so, to use discounts and reward schemes to encourage more householders to reduce waste and recycle more.
Setting up a community/not-for-profit recycling project
If you are based in London you maybe eligible for free consultancy through the Sharing Resources scheme. London CRN's no-cost, tailor-made consultancy and training workshops for community recyclers. Please contact the London Community Recycling Network telephone: 020 7053 21 20 or email:info@lcrn.org.uk
Useful publications
London CRN recently wrote a Guide to setting up a Community Recycling Scheme - the publication is available from Social Enterprise London. You can order it on the website www.sel.org.uk or tel:020 7704 7490. It costs £10 and gives a comprehensive introduction to the sector highlighting potential opportunities and giving key pointers to areas that need to be considered.
Another useful publication is the Community Waste Action Toolkit. This toolkit was developed by The Recycling Consortium to contact them email: mail@recyclingconsortium.org.uk or tel:0117 930 4355. This publication aims to encourage local people to develop new initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle and is a complete guide to setting up a local community waste action scheme. This is used regionally and nationally with local authorities and other interested parties wishing to develop similar initiatives in their own localities.
Please click on the link to access a PDF document entitled A practical guide to Community Recycling which explains how to set up a local waste reduction, reuse or recycling project and was produced by the Sharing Resources project run by the CRN for Waste Watch. Although the last edition was published in 1999 it still has a lot of very useful information in it. Please contact Waste Watch on their hotline number 0870 243 0136 for a hard copy.