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By repairing or re-using goods which still retain some operational value there are social, financial and environmental benefits in comparison to producing a brand new product.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Re-use
- Re-use and recycling
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
In order to get people involved it is important to understand the target audience, work with partners and stakeholders, and link to national initiatives such as Go Real.
- Eliminating problem plastics
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Local Authorities
- National government and departments
The Hub provides local authorities with a comprehensive online resource to enable them to produce a Waste Prevention plan and to help householders prevent waste.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Re-use
- Local Authorities
The repair and re-use of electrical and electronic products keeps valuable materials out of the waste stream for longer. Re-use organisations also have a positive social impact in the communities in which they operate.
- Electricals
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
Garden waste - otherwise known as green waste - is decomposing organic matter that can be used as a fertiliser. Although composting is not technically waste prevention, it is included here because it removes material from the municipal waste stream.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Household food waste
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use and recycling
- Local Authorities
Whilst a good number of local authorities do collect household food and garden waste for large-scale composting and digestion operations, composting at home has the added benefit of avoiding transport impacts and producing a soil improver output which can be used in resident’s gardens.
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Organics
- Local Authorities
The production, use and disposal of clothes has a significant environmental impact. After transport, utilities, construction, and food, the clothing industry represents the fifth-biggest environmental footprint of any UK business sector.
- Textiles
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Textiles 2030
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
This section describes the opportunities for re-use of electrical and electronic products that would otherwise be discarded.
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use
- Electricals
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
Waste prevention defined, as seen in the Waste Framework Directive.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Local Authorities
This section sets out reasons why waste prevention should be integral to any waste strategy.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Local Authorities
It is worth estimating the impact a home composting scheme could have before embarking on a home composting campaign, especially if you are considering offering subsidised bins.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Local Authorities
The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) indicates that around 30% of bulky waste collected from householders and/or collected at the HWRCs can be re-used.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Re-use
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations