Resources
This case study describes the benefits of re-use for domestic furniture products.
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
This full report summarises the project into the development of practical guidance documents and templates to assit with the implementation of Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety management system in a MRF. The report summarises the methods and advantages of implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) and includes time and cost savings associated with using defined templates and implementation methods.
- Collections & recycling
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Recovered materials markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
Two case studies focussing on ‘transforming’ perceptions about recycling electricals in Kent and Leicestershire.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Re-use
- Electricals
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
A project to explore the effectiveness of mixed food and garden waste kerbside collection schemes in diverting food waste for recycling.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Local Authorities
This report provides bulk density data for commonly collected material streams, taking into account container types and how the materials are collected (vehicle types). It provides data that will be useful in planning and managing collection and handling systems for recyclable materials.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Recovered materials markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
Between 2007 and 2009 WRAP provided funding and technical support to 21 local authorities to carry out trials of separate food waste collections. This report evaluates the performance of the trials and draws out key practical lessons for local authorities for the collection of food waste from householders.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Organics
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
This guide is intended to help authorities decide whether alternate weekly collection (AWC) is right for them and to draw together, from the experience of other authorities, advice on how to design and implement a scheme which is effective, and which gains and retains the support of local people.
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Local Authorities