The CIWM website now has a page of acronyms and jargon from the waste and resource management industry. By no means exhaustive it will only prove useful if you contribute any new acronyms, terms of phrase or jargon you would like added. Email technical@ciwm.co.uk to add your piece.

Recycling information for households and businesses and bring-bank site finder.

Publications, news, events and jobs relating to wastes management.

Making it easier for local communities, charities and voluntary organisations to find whre the nearest community repaint scheme is.

Information about the Community Waste Sector, including: setting up and running a community waste organisation; partnership working between community waste organisations, the public and private sectors; relevant networks and community waste organisations; important strategic information on waste and the third sector; useful ways to keep up-to-date on waste related issues.

Community Recycling and Economic Development Programme Funding available for community-based recycling, reuse and composting projects.

FRN's site dedicated to selling items on Ebay which have been collected by re-use charities.

The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are exchanging stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Free membership.

Practical solutions to environmental and social problems through Environment Champions.

International Solid Waste Association. Information on worldwide sustainable waste management issues.

Recycling information website.

Support for recycling and recyclate markets within the London area.

Material Recycling Week's new re-launched website - complementing the magazine.

The Biffaward Mass Balance programme seeks to improve information about the environmental impact of resource use throughout the UK.

A year long study into MBT systems throughout the world. Examined 28 MBT facilities in 8 countries to assess the capabilities and limitations of the many variants of the concept.

News, events, publications and legislation on hazardous household waste. Visit the virtual house.

A business-led initiative which creates links between industries from different sectors to generate sustainable commercial opportunities and facilitate the development of new products and markets.

RealCycle connects people who have unwanted reusable items with people who need them. The mission in hand is to help reduce the 1000's of tonnes of reusable goods that end up in landfills and incinerators every year.

This innovative website features an easy to use 'where to recycle' search facility, tips on making recycling part of your home, work, and leisure time and examples of inspirational recycling champions.

Buy Recycled – funded by Wrap. This useful database which catalogues over 930 items made from recycled materials and is upated regularly.

This is a public interest/information site focusing on recycling, reusing and renewing.

A Scraps/Waste and Recycled Materials Business to Business Directory or search engine covering paper, iron, steel, metal, plastic, rubber tyre scrap,Computers, mibles phones, class, minerals, chemicals, textiles, leather and waste recycling equipment machines and reprocessed raw material.

RRF member Oakdene Hollins has launched this webiste with the express intent of raising the profile of remanufacturing within the UK. Features industrial case studies, recommendations for future policy, links to useful organisations and a forum page for comments from stakeholders.

The Renewable Power Association is a trade association whose members span the whole range of renewable technologies, and despite its name encompasses heat as well. The RPA had had a Biogas Forum since its inception.

Resource Recovery Forum. Promoting BPEO for waste management through R&D and collaborative work with decision-makers. Large Members-Only area.

National waste awareness campaign promoting the 3Rs.

A very useful website, should you ever need to find out about disposing of pesticides.

Website giving tips on how to save energy and how and where to recycle.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency - a powerful body responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland.

This website contains, in accessible form, a large body of existing, and apparently forgotten, information about composting mechanically separated fractions of MSW including sampling and sample preparation issues. Some 1,600 references in the bibloiography.

Information and links to scrapstores around the UK.

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.

National Recycling Campaign. The website has two sections. The first is to inform the public about what can be recycled and how and what schemes exist in their area, the second is for LAs and features a range of communications materials to help them participate in and promote 'the Big recycle'.

A set of guidelines, produced by The Environment Council using their own research and input from seminars held in 2006, on how to engage the public and stakeholders on waste issues.

Re-launched website with updated content and design. New additions include 'Waste Journeys' for those who want to know what happens to their waste and a new 'Resources' section.

Waste Awareness Wales is a joint Welsh Local Government Association and Keep Wales Tidy project funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The Stakeholders Guide to Sustainable Waste management is now available online. Produced by the Environment Council the guide is interactive with forums and comments facilities. It is a good waste encyclopedia.

An indespensible source of information on every possible aspect of the waste industry. packed with loads of information sheets relating to common materials, legislation and published reports. An ideal site for use by everyone from householders to students to policy makers.

Relaunched in August 2007. You can share information and advice, debate waste practices and enforcement issues and find out how to get the most out of your waste.

The service is provided as part of the Business Resource Efficiency & Waste Programme (BREW).

Established with support from the European Commission Directorate General for Research and serves as an information centre on sustainable waste solutions for urban waste management officers, policy-makers, researchers, experts and uban planners. Also visit www.iclei-europe.org.

The website of this national charity is carefully organised to guide visitors to the information they are looking for. The website is arranged according to their main areas of work and will give a good idea as to the diversity and breadth of Waste Watch.

Waste Watch's new kids' website, recyclezone, is a great way to introduce ideas about recycling, reduction and reuse of waste to children between 5-13 years old. Loads of fun activities and quizzes and a teachers' section full of useful resources.