Sources of national
policy and guidance on planning for waste management and resource recovery
facilities
The Welsh Assembly
Government’s website contains:
• The
National Waste Strategy for Wales
• Planning
Policy Wales Technical Advice Note 21 – Waste
• Policy
Clarification Note CL-04-04 (55k)
The Welsh Assembly Government have also issued the following document:
WAG Objectives for RWP Review (20k)
The Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside has made a statement
on the planning for incineration of waste (scroll to WAQ48063).
Policy Clarification Note
CL-04-04 (55k)
WAG Objectives for RWP
Review (20k)
The Minister for Environment,
Planning and Countryside has made a statement on the planning for incineration
of waste (scroll to WAQ48063).
Sources of other information
and guidance on planning for waste management and resource recovery facilities
On the Communities and Local Government website:
• Planning
for Waste Management Facilities - A Research Study
• Guidance
on Policies for Waste Management Facilities
• Controlling
the Environmental Effects of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates Production:
Good Practice Guidance
Sources of information
on assessing strategic waste management options
The Environment Agency’s WRATE
(Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment) web pages contain
information about this ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ software tool for
comparing different waste management / resource recovery systems.
Strategic
Planning for Sustainable Waste Management: Guidance on Option Development
and Appraisal
Sources of information
on types of waste
The European Commission website
The
Welsh Assembly Government website
The ‘Waste Explained’
section of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management website.
The ‘Managing
Waste’ section of the Environmental Services Association website
The WasteOnline
website
The National Household
Hazardous Waste Forum website
Sources of information
on waste management and resource recovery technologies
On the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Waste Implementation
Program ‘New
Technologies’ work stream website, the following briefing notes:
• Introductory Guide: Options for the Diversion of Biodegradable Municipal
Waste from Landfill
• Advanced Biological Treatment
• Advanced Thermal Treatment
• Mechanical Biological Treatment & Mechanical Heat Treatment
The
Environment Agency’s Waste Technology Data Centre website
On the Prime
Minister’s Strategy Unit website, reports entitled:
• Delivering the Landfill Directive: The role of new & emerging
technologies
• Management of Wider Wastes
On the European Environment Agency’s ‘Waste
Reports’ webpage, a report entitled:
• Biodegradable Municipal Waste Management in EUROPE
The major Juniper report ‘MBT:
A Guide for Decision Makers - Processes, Policies and Markets’
On the
Biffaward Mass Balance programme website, a report entitled:
• Thermal Methods of Municipal Waste Treatment
On the Environmental Services Association ‘ESA
Reports’ webpage, a report entitled:
• The Viability of Advanced Thermal Treatment of MSW in the UK
On the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency website, factsheets
on waste treatment technologies
Sources of information
on environmental issues
On the WRAP
website, a report entitled:
• Environmental Benefits of Recycling
On the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Waste Implementation
Program ‘New
Technologies’ work stream website, a briefing note entitled:
• Climate Change & Waste Management: The Link
On the European Commission’s ‘Waste
Studies’ website webpage, a study entitled:
• Waste Management Options and Climate Change
On the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ‘Strategy
& Legislation’ web pages:
• Impact of Energy from Waste and Recycling Policy on UK Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
Sources of information on health issues
On the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Recycling &
Waste ‘Statistics
& Research’ webpage, a report entitled:
•Review of the Environmental and Health Effects of Waste Management
On the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection ‘Waste’
webpage, a report entitled:
• Comparison of Emissions from Waste Management Options
On the Prime
Minister’s Strategy Unit website, a report entitled:
• The Context for Emissions and Health Impacts Associated with Waste
Management
On the Health and Safety Executive’s ‘Health
and Safety in the Waste Management and Recycling industries - Live Issues’
webpage, a report entitled:
• Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Bioaerosols from Composts
and Potential Health Effects
The Health Protection Agency’s website contains a Position
Statement on Municipal Solid Waste Incineration.