Resources
This guidance is intended to help local authorities maximise the benefit that they obtain for the dry recyclables collected as part of their provision of waste services.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Recovered materials markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
This report details compositional analysis of plastics received and produced by UK Material Recovery Facilities and Plastic Recovery Facilities.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Plastic Packaging
- Food and drink
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Hospitality and food service
- Retailers and brands
- Local Authorities
Increasing recycling in urban areas, particularly from flats, is difficult and challenging. This report seeks to identify and test measures that could help increase recycling in urban areas and cities, with specific focus on flatted properties.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Local Authorities
This study aims to examine the potential factors that may affect high reject rates at Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF), in order to help suggest areas to focus interventions on and also improve data quality.
- Collections & recycling
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
This guide focuses on treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs)/Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATFs) and re-use organisations. It is structured to allow users to focus on specific areas of interest or to read as whole chapters.
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use
- Electricals
- Re-use and recycling
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
The focus of this guide is on the collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) from households through designated collection facilities (DCFs). It brings together existing information and explains the roles of different parties, particularly operators of approved DCFs, approved Producer Compliance Schemes (PCSs) and Local Authorities (LAs).
- Collections & recycling
- Communicating with residents
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Re-use
- Electricals
- Re-use and recycling
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
The circular economy as a route to opportunity
- Waste management and end markets
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
A summary of pilot projects looking at the local business case for adopting common service profiles consistent with the Framework for greater consistency in household recycling in England.
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Local Authorities
A guide for local authorities to help determine, implement and optimise efficient and effective commercial recycling collection services, including examples of good practice, an overview of relevant legislation and evidence-based approaches to assessing and improving performance.
- Collections & recycling
- Local Authorities
If you’re interested in collecting cartons from households for recycling, this guide can help you weigh up your options.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Local Authorities
This research and development project has identified a number of solutions that would reduce contamination in the recycling process and enable the production of milk bottles that are visually acceptable with at least 30% rHDPE content.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities