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Agricultural Waste
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Agricultural Waste
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| AATF |
Approved Authorised Treatment Facility
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| ABPO |
Animal By-Products Order 1999 - Replaced by (Amendment) (England) Order 2001 SI 1704 |
| ABPR |
England:
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Defra guidance on animal by-products
N.Ireland:
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
DAERA Guidance on Animal By-Products
Scotland:
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Wales:
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2014
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| AD |
Anaerobic Digestion
AD Training Matrix
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| AD Portal |
AD Portal |
| ADBA |
Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association |
| ADR |
`Accord Europeen Relatif aux Transport International des Marchandises Dangereuses par Route` (European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road)
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 SI 1348, this incorporates ADR, RID and ADN ie Road, rail and waterway
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| APC |
Air Pollution Control |
| APSE |
Association of Public Service Excellence |
| APSRG |
All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group |
| Article 5 Targets |
Landfill Directive Targets (See Landfill Directive LFD) |
| ASBO |
Anti-Social Behaviour Order |
| ATEX |
Equipment and Protective Systems intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX) Directive 94/9/EC
Transposed to Great Britain via:
The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996
The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations 2001
The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations 2005
Transposed to N.Ireland via:
Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
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| ATT |
Advanced Thermal Treatment |
| Autoclave |
See MHT |
| AWC |
Alternate Weekly Collections |
| BAT (NEEC) |
Best Available Technique (Not Entailing Excessive Cost) |
| Batteries |
EU Battery Directive (and amendments):
Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC
Batteries Directive (Amendment) 2008/12/EC
Batteries Directive (Amendment) 2008/103/EC
European Commission Help Page on Batteries
Transposed to Great Britain via:
Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 SI 890
Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 SI 2164
The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 1139
Batteries & Accumulators Fact File
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| BCC |
British Cleaning Council / British Chambers of Commerce |
| BEIS |
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| BIFM |
British Institute of Facilities Management |
| Biological Treatment SIG |
Biological Treatment Special Interest Group
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| BMW |
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (See Article 5 Targets within the Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) ) |
| BPPO |
Best Practicable Planning Option |
| BREF |
BAT Reference Note |
| CA |
Civic Amenity (see HWRC) |
| Carbon Management |
Carbon Management |
| CBI |
Confederation of British Industry |
| CCL |
Climate Change Levy |
| CCN |
Community Composting Network |
| CCS |
Carbon Capture & Storage |
| CD&E |
Construction, demolition and excavation |
| CDG(CPL) |
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail
(Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 1994 SI669 - (Now revoked: See below for up-to-date legislation).
UK:
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011
N.Ireland:
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
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| CHIP |
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 (CHIP 4 2009) SI 716 |
| CHP |
Combined Heat and Power |
| CIWEM |
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |
| CIWM |
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management |
| Climate Change Act |
UK:
Climate Change Act 2008
Scotland:
Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
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| Climate Change |
Climate Change |
| CLO |
Compost-Like Outputs (Page 2) |
| CNEA |
England and Wales:
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
N. Ireland:
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
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| Collection & Cleansing SIG |
Waste Collection, Recycling & Environmental Cleansing Special Interest Group
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| COMAH |
UK:
Control Of Major Accident Hazards Regs 1999 SI 743 as amended:
The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Control of Major Accident Hazard (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 2009
N.Ireland:
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Guidance:
HSE Guidance on COMAH / Carriage of Dangerous Goods
DfT - Safe and secure carriage of dangerous goods |
| Composting |
Composting
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| Continuing Competence |
Continuing Competence
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| Contract |
Standard Conditions and Schedules for Waste Management Agreement
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| COPLR |
Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse |
| COSHH |
UK:
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) SI 2677 as amended:
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2003
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004
N. Ireland:
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
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| COSLA |
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| CoTC |
Certificate of Technical Competence |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development
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| Carbon Reduction Commitment |
Energy Efficiency Scheme |
| CRNUK |
Community Resource Network UK |
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CRNS
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Community Resources Network Scotland |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Controlled Waste Regs |
Scotland:
Controlled Waste Regulations (1992) SI 588
The Controlled Waste (Amendment) Regulations 1993 SI 566
Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles (Scotland only):
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 SI 1624
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 SI 605
England and Wales:
The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012
The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
N. Ireland:
The Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
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| CWRM |
Communications in Waste and Resource Management
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| DCF |
Designated Collection Facility |
| DECC |
Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DCLG |
Department for Communities and Local Government |
| Digestate |
See Anaerobic Digestion |
| DG Environment |
Directorate General for the Environment - Part of the European Commission |
| DOC |
The below are revoked for England and Wales, by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (Please read the revocations list carefully):
The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 SI 2839
The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 SI 63
Scotland Guidance
N. Ireland Guidance
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| DOENI |
Department of Environment Northern Ireland |
| DRS |
Deposit Return Scheme |
| DSEAR |
UK:
The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 SI 2776
HSE Guidance on DSEAR
N. Ireland:
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
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| EA |
Environment Agency |
| EC |
European Commission |
| eDoC |
Electronic Duty of Care
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| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
| EfW |
Energy from Waste (see also Waste to Energy) |
| EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
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ELV
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End-of-Life Vehicles Fact File
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| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Act (1990) |
| EPOC |
Environmental Permitting Operator's Certificate
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| EPR |
Extended Producer Responsibility |
| EPR |
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 SI 675
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 SI 676
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 SI 2043
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 SI 2933
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 630
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 SI 390
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 SI 766
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 SI 255
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI 1154
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 SI 110
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| ESA (NIESA, WESA, SESA) |
Environmental Services Association (Northern Ireland ESA, Welsh ESA, Scottish ESA) |
| EWC |
European Waste Catalogue |
| FEAD |
European Federation of Waste Management & Environmental Services |
| FiT |
Feed-in Tariff |
| Fly - Tipping |
Fly - Tipping
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| Frag |
Fragmentised Waste |
| GIS |
Geographical Information Systems |
| Gasification |
Gasification
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| HASAWA |
Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Hazardous Waste |
Hazardous Waste Producer's Guide in England - Dec 14
Government Summary of Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 SI 894
Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 507
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI 988 Schedule 2: Amendments to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015
Hazardous Waste Strategy - England 2010
Hazardous Waste Special Interest Group
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| Healthcare Waste |
Healthcare Waste
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| Healthcare Waste SIG |
Healthcare Waste Special Interest Group
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| Healthcare Waste SIG Guidance |
Managing Healthcare Type Waste from Non-Healthcare Activities |
| Health & Safety SIG |
Health & Safety Special Interest Group
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| HSE |
Health & Safety Executive |
| HWRA |
Household Waste Recycling Act (2003) |
| HWRC |
Household Waste Recycling Centre |
| IBA
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Incinerator Bottom Ash |
| ICE |
Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Incineration |
Incineration
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| IOSH |
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health |
| IPA |
Independent Planning Authority |
| IPC |
Integrated Pollution Control |
| IPP |
Integrated Product Policy |
| IPPC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| ISWA |
International Solid Waste Association
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| IVC |
In-Vessel Composting |
| IWM |
Integrated Waste Management / International Waste Manager (see ISWA) |
| JMWMs |
Joint Municipal Waste Management strategies |
| Keep Britain Tidy |
Keep Britain Tidy |
| LA |
Local Authority |
| LAPC |
Local Air Pollution Control |
| LAPPC |
Local Air Pollution Prevention and Control |
| LAS |
Landfill Allowance Scheme (NI, Scotland, Wales) (see LATS) |
| LATS |
Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
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| LAWDC |
Local Authority Waste Disposal Company |
| LCA |
Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment
Litter Control Areas (EPA 1990)
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| LFD |
Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC
Landfill Directive
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| LFG |
Landfill Gas |
| LGA, WLGA |
Local Government Association, Welsh LGA |
| LOLER |
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 SI 2307 |
| MBT |
Mechanical Biological Treatment
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| MCERTS |
Monitoring Certification Scheme |
| MHSWR |
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 SI 3242
The Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2006 SI 438
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| MHT |
Mechanical Heat Treatment |
| MRF |
Materials Recovery Facility (or Recycling or Factory) |
| MSW |
Municipal Solid Waste |
| MWMS |
Municipal Waste Management Strategy |
| MVO |
Municipal Vehicle Operator |
| NCAS |
National Compliance Assessment Service |
| NetRegs |
Environmental guidance for business in N. Ireland and Scotland |
| NIEA |
Northern Ireland Environment Agency |
| NIMBY |
'Not In My Back-Yard' |
| NPK |
Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium |
| NVQ / SNVQ |
National Vocational Qualifications / Scottish National Vocational Qualification |
| ODS |
Ozone Depleting Substance
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| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OJEU |
Official Journal of the European Union |
| Opra |
Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal |
| Packaging & Producer Responsibility (PR) |
EU:
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC
Packaging Waste: EU Website
UK:
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 SI 1941
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 SI 1188
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 SI 1492
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 1504
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 SI 2212
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 SI 1640
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 SI 871
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 SI 413 (Revoked by the 2010 amendment below)
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 SI 1941
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 SI 2849
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 3082
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 SI 1857
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| PAS 100 |
PAS 100 : 2005 Specification for Compost Materials |
| PAS 110 |
PAS 110: Specification for Anaerobic Digestate |
| PAS 2050 |
PAS 2050 : 2008 Assessing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services |
| PERN |
Packaging Waste Export Recovery Note |
| PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPP |
Public Private Partnership (Scottish Government) / Polluter Pays Principle (See Proximity Principle - above) |
| PPS |
Planning Policy Statement |
| Pre-treatment |
Pre-treatment of Wastes
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| PRN |
Packaging Recovery Note |
| PUWER |
UK:
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 SI 2306
N. Ireland:
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
HSE Guide to Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
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| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
| Pyrolysis |
Pyrolysis |
| QMS |
Quality Management Systems |
| Quality Protocol |
Quality Protocol |
| R1 Formula |
The R1 Energy Efficiency Formula
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| RCV |
Refuse Collection Vehicle |
| RDF |
Refuse Derived Fuel |
| REA |
Renewable Energy Association & Organic Recycling Group |
| RECOUP |
Recycling Of Used Plastics |
| RHI |
Renewable Heat Incentive |
| RIA |
Regulatory Impact Assessment |
| RIDDOR |
UK:
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 SI 1471
N. Ireland:
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 SI 455
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 SI 196
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| RGN |
Regulatory Guidance Note |
| ROC |
Renewables Obligations Certificate (Ofgem Information) |
| RoHS |
EU:
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament on the restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (recast)
UK:
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 SI 3032
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| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment - EU
Strategic Environmental Assessment - UK
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| SEPA |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SIG |
Special Interest Groups
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| SLD |
Structured Learning and Development
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| SLF |
Secondary Liquid Fuel |
| SMDSA |
Sanitary Medical Disposal Services Association |
| Smoking Related Litter |
Smoking Related Litter
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| SRF |
Solid Recovered Fuel |
| Strategy SIG |
Sustainable Management of Resources and Waste Strategy Special Interest Group |
| TAN |
Technical Advice Notes |
| TFS |
Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 No.1711
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2008 SI 9
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2014 SI 861
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| Thermal Treatment SIG |
Thermal Treatment Special Interest Group
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| UKTI |
UK Trade and Investment |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| WAC |
Waste Acceptance Criteria |
| Welsh Government |
Welsh Government |
| WAMITAB |
Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board |
| Waste Prevention SIG |
Waste Prevention Special Interest Group |
| Waste Regulation SIG |
Waste Regulation Special Interest Group
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| Waste Shipment |
Waste Shipment Directive (see Transfrontier Shipment Regs) |
| WEEE |
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive Fact File
EU:
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/96/EC)
Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) (recast)
UK:
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 SI 3289 (Revoked by WEEE Regulations 2013, apart from regulation 4)
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 SI 3113
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015 SI 1968
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| Waste (Eng & Wales) Regulations |
Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI 988
The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 2320
The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 SI 656
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| WET |
Waste and Emissions Trading Act (2003)
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 SI 2499
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013 SI 141
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| WFD |
Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC) (This is the codified version of Directive 75/442/EEC)
Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC)
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
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WID & WIR
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Waste Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC) - Please note that this was replaced by Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (See PPC) as of 7th January 2014
Waste Incineration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 SR 390
Waste Incineration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 SR 35
Waste Incineration (Scotland) Regulations 2003 SSI 170
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| WISH Forum |
Waste Industry Safety & Health Forum |
| WRAP |
Waste and Resources Action Programme |
| Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS)
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Zero Waste Scotland
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