"Working for our members to be the voice of government on waste minimization and recycling issues"
| IdEA A-Z of local government communities of practice and professional networks | This online resource at IdeA contains the details of a wide number of public sector networks and communities of practice. These can be defined as groups of individuals with common problems or interests, formed to provide assistance around a specific area of knowledge. |
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| 9 Regional Centres of Excellence | Established by DCLG & LGA in late 2003. Originally set up as Centres of Procurement Excellence to support LAs to deliver the milestones laid out in the National Procurement Strategy, but now their remit has widened to act as the lead change agents for local government efficiency. Each RCE has allocated funding to LAs for projects that will enable them to realise effficiences. |
| Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group | The APSRG is a leading forum for debate between parliamentarians, business leaders and members of the sustainable resource community on the crucial issues affecting sustainable resource management in the UK. |
| Audit Commission | Best value information, inspection reports and performance indicator guidance. |
| BREW | The Business Resource Efficiency and Waste Centre for Local Authorities is a pilot project funded through DEFRA's Business Resource Efficiency and Waste Programme and is a consortium involving Oxfordshire County Council, the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme and the Local Goverment Association. The aim of the BREW Centre is to support Local Authorities working with their local business community to become more profitable businesses through minimised waste and more efficient use of materials, water and energy. |
| Capital Waste Facts | An innovative site dedicated to explaining what is going on with waste across London. Includes data, best practise, benchmarking data and a useful glossary of terms. |
| COSLA | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities is the representative voice of Scottish Local Government. |
| DEFRA | Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Recycling and waste news, legislation and information for local authorities. |
| DEFRA Local Authority Support | Local Authority Support Website. |
| DEFRA WASTE DIARY | Defra have added this section on their website that lists key information on upcoming events and announcements, including consultations, conferences, speeches, funding and legislation. |
| DTI | Information on WEEE, ROHS, ELVs, Packaging and Hazardous Waste Directives. |
| ENTRUST | Contains regulatory guidance on the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. |
| Environment Agency | Lots of information on waste management regulations - includes a thorough glossary. |
| Environment Agency International Movements of Waste | A guide the the international shipment of waste. |
| Environment Agency List of Waste Guidance | New guidance to provide information on how to interpret the List of wastes (implementating the European Waste Catalogue) to help anyone producing, carrying or managing waste in England and Wales to code it correctly. The guidance is part of the wider work being done by WIP in developing the waste data strategy Copies of a CD introducing the strategy and explaining the guidance issued with the June 2006 edition of the Journal. |
| Environment Agency Regional Waste Update 2003 | New Suite of pages (May 2006) of potentially very useful Waste Information from the EA covering England, Wales and English Regions. |
| Environment Agency Wales | Environment Agency Wales is in a special position - it is an Assembly sponsored Public Body, while being part of the corporate Environment Agency for England and Wales. |
| Environment Agency Waste Technolgoies Data Centre | Gives the facts on how waste treatment technologies work, as well as how much they cost to build and maintain. |
| Envirowise | Information on introducing sustainability into the workplace. |
| Eurostat | This website shows comparative waste statistics for EU countries - shown on a per capita basis, the usual basis for international comparisons. |
| HSE - Waste & Recycling Industry | The Health and Safety Executive Waste Management and Recycling web pages contain all sorts of useful H&S information guidance and publications. The HSE Web site also hosts WISH which has its own entry further down our list. |
| IdeA | Information and examples of best practise within local authorities. |
| Landfill Tax Credit Scheme | News, explanations, facts and figures about the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. Contains links to Environmental Bodies. |
| LGA | Local Government Association. Publications, responses to consultations and guidance for local authorities on waste management. |
| NetRegs | Environment Agency site to help small businesses to understand their environmental responsibilities. Updated to include a new waste directory that shows small businesses where to find licensed sites for recycling or disposing of their waste and info on legislation. Also to give guidance to those working in recycling of metal components, scrap metal, community groups, not-for profit orgs. |
| Number 10.gov.uk | The official site of the Prime Minister's Office. The latest news from the Prime Minister's Office. |
| Recycle for Wales | Run by Waste Awareness Wales, Recycle for Wales provides householders with information on their local recycling facilities throughout Wales. |
| Scottish Government | The devolved Government for Scotland. |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency - a powerful body responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland. |
| Sort it | Sort It aims to provide you with useful information and practical advice on how you can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your household waste in Scotland. Sort It lists a wide range of local and national outlets, facilities and services to help you Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your household waste. |
| WAG | Welsh Assembly Government. |
| Waste Aware Scotland | Waste Aware Scotland provides you with helpful advice on how and why to reduce, reuse and recycle your household waste. http://www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk/html/index.asp |
| WASTEDATAFLOW | The objective of this project is to create one online reporting infrastucture leading to more accurate data collected more regularly and efficiently available for access on a timely basis. |
| WIN | Waste Information Network has been developed by the South East Centre of Excellence (SECE) as a free support tool for the waste management sector, providing up to date information on all aspects of waste management, particularly useful for local authorities. WIN aims to assist local authorities in increasing efficiency, improving services and achieving cost savings. Key aspects include a document library; a guidance and best practice section with case studies and toolkits and advice and support on a variety of procurement issues. |
| WIP | The new website for the Waste Implementation Programme: Local Authority Support Unit. |
| WISH | Waste Industry Safety and Health forum. Representatives from the waste management and recycling industry have come together to form the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) forum. WISH members include representatives from HSE, main trade associations, professional associations, trade unions, recycling organisations and national and local government bodies involved in waste management and recycling. The aim of WISH is to identify, devise and promote activities to improve industry health and safety standards. |
| WLGA | The Welsh Local Government Association represents the interests of local government and promotes local democracy in Wales. |
| WRAP | Waste & Resources Action Programme. Practical advice on recycling materials in the UK. |
| WRAP Compostable Suppliers Database | This new service has been designed to help those wanting to use quality compost made from recycled garden and kitchen waste find their nearest supplier quickly and easily. |