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Publications - Reports

 

1) CRN UK Health and Safety Survey Overview
2) A Health and Safety Study of kerbside recycling schemes using boxes and bags
3) Are we Wasting the Web?
4 ) How to Buy a Community Recycler (draft)
5 ) Community Waste Sector - Added value in sustainable waste management
6 ) Maximising Recycling Rates - Tackling residuals
7 ) A practical guide to community recycling
8 ) Sustainable Development in Practice - Community Waste Projects in the UK

1) CRN UK Health and Safety Survey Overview

The summary of the 2004 survey. (MS Word 22 KB)

 

2) A Health and Safety Study of kerbside recycling schemes using boxes and bags

This report, commissioned by Cylch and supported by CRN UK and CRN Scotland, explores issues of occupational health within the recycling sector. (289 KB *.pdf)

Chere Report

3) Are we Wasting the Web?

Describing the results of a research project by Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI, www.eci.ox.ac.uk) which sought to answer how enhanced use of Internet technology could distinctively help to strengthen social ties and social learning across the community waste sector and increase the spread of best practice.

Are we Wasting the Web?

 

4) How to Buy a Community Recycler

This draft document contains guidelines for successful procurement from community waste sector organisations by local authorities.

Cover image

Click on the image to download (*.pdf 192 KB).

 

 

5)Community Waste Sector - Added value in sustainable waste management


Click on the image to download a PDF of the Community Waste Sector brochure. You will need Acrobat Reader 5 to view the PDF to obtain this simply click on the Acrobat Reader image to link to their website where you can download the reader.

6)Maximising Recycling Rates - Tackling residuals

Click on the image to download a PDF summary of the maximising recycling rates - tackling residuals report (571KB). The summary is detailed and should be sufficiently informative for most needs.
ERRATA - Please note the following corrections for this report:
Figure 3, Page 5 Total Paper y = -0.8225x + 142.68 Paper in Refuse y = 1.2906x + 15.052
Figure 4, Page 6 Total Glass y = -0.3816x + 78.907 Glass in Refuse y = 0.6321x + 14.655
Glass Recycled y = -1.0137x + 64.252 R2 = 0.8817 Page 13 under
'Improving services and increasing awareness' should be 27-36% and not 30-35%. Table 12, Page 16 'English bin waste' should read, 'English CAS waste'

7) A practical guide to community recycling - CRN in conjunction with Waste Watch. Click on the link to obtain a copy.You will need Acrobat Reader 5 to view the PDF to obtain this simply click on the Acrobat Reader image to link to their website where you can download the reader.

8) Sustainable Development in Practice - Community Waste Projects in the UK - David Luckin and Liz Sharp University of Bradford. Click on the link to obtain a copy.You will need Acrobat Reader 5 to view the PDF to obtain this simply click on the Acrobat Reader image to link to their website where you can download the reader.

 

Link to research archive page

Last updated: 21 July 2008