This module is one of a number of Level 4 modules that comprise technical annexes to the Level 2 modules. This module deals specifically with the aspect of Case Studies which illustrate diverse aspects of waste prevention Approaches and Interventions in various Sectors, including those six chosen for the core of this review. These Case Studies may appear in identical form in the individual modules dealing with relevant facets.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 4 modules that comprise technical annexes to the Level 2 modules. This module presents an abridged report of the contents of the document review database.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of waste prevention using the Intervention mechanism of Business Support other than Waste Minimisation Clubs.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of waste prevention using the Intervention mechanism of Waste Minimisation Clubs.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of waste prevention using the Intervention mechanism of Incentives.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of waste prevention using the Intervention mechanism of Communications.
Read MoreThis module is part of the Level 2 component reports. Specifically it comprises the Introduction module which introduces the framework by which the findings of the evidence review have been prevented, and accompanied by a map of the report structure (the 'outputs'). Appendixes to this module provide much greater detail on the limitations of the scope of the review and the methodology employed in searching and reviewing (the 'inputs').
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of waste prevention using the Intervention mechanism of Commitments & Voluntary Agreements.
Read MoreThis module is one of a number of Level 2 modules that contain analyses of Approaches, Interventions, Sector Issues and other aspects of the review. This module deals specifically with the aspect of Sectors and provides a short introduction to the six chosen sectors. The module refers to the accompanying Level 2 modules, L2m5-1 to L2m5-6, which detail and exemplify the full evidence for each of the sectors.
Read MoreThe UK, in common with 12 other EU member states, is considering how best to respond to the requirements of the Waste Oils Directive 75/439/EEC. We report on the waste oil markets in Germany and Italy, countries that have traditionally manufactured significant quantities of base stocks from used oil sources to investigate whether the UK could adopt similar policies.
Read MoreFor the Institute for Energy and Transport of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, we assessed whether there could be bottlenecks to the deployment of low-carbon energy technologies in the EU due to the shortage of certain metals. Our study examined the use of metals in the six low-carbon energy technologies of SET-Plan, namely: nuclear, solar, wind, bioenergy, carbon capture and storage and the electricity grid.
The study concluded that 5 metals are at a particularly high risk, with special relevance to the wind and photovoltaic energy generation technologies.
This document is aimed at Waste Management Contractors who handle construction, demolition and excavation waste and who have signed WRAP's Halving Waste to Landfill Commitment. One of your key pledges is to report on the amount and types of material you have recovered from the waste passing through your site(s). At least once a year you need to enter your material recovery performance onto WRAP's Halving Waste to Landfill Reporting Portal. This guidance note outlines how to do this.
Read MoreCritical Metals: Rare Earths, Indium, Gallium, Tellurium, Tantalum; and Graphite. Critical metals are those for which there are limited commercially viable substitutes for certain applications, and risks of supply disruptions from the major producing countries. Several of these critical metals are experiencing conditions of constrained supply and burgeoning demand that we expect to lead to substantial deficits over the next five years; in most instances considerably longer.
Read MoreThis study examines the savings opportunities associated with resource efficiency in the UK. It draws on two previous reports we prepared with Grant Thornton, published by Defra in 2007 & 2009, which quantified the no cost / low cost savings opportunities and converted the financial savings into emissions savings. This report also assesses the degree to which these savings have been realised since the base year of 2006.
Read MoreThis is a summary of the key findings of our study examining the savings opportunities associated with resource efficiency in the UK. It draws on two previous reports we prepared with Grant Thornton, published by Defra in 2007 & 2009, which quantified the no cost / low cost savings opportunities and converted the financial savings into emissions savings. This report also assesses the degree to which these savings have been realised since the base year of 2006.
Read MoreReinvention is defined as the revival of an abandoned idea or technology which has never been commercially implemented. Our report presents the results from our TSB/ESRC funded project 'The Reinvention of Technologies for Sustainability' in 2010.
Read MoreSelf-dispensing systems are commonplace in the UK, from manual systems such as Pick "n" Mix for confectionery products to automated self-service systems such as coffee vending machines, petrol filling stations and ATMs. The trial involved the development of an on-shelf automated self-dispensing machine that could be located in the retail aisle in supermarkets.
Read MoreThis provides a comprehensive overview of the methodology, supporting evidence and some worked examples. PART OF A FIVE PIECE SET OF FILES
Read MoreA series of case studies that use the methodology for valuing nano-enabled products relevant to Defra. PART OF A FIVE PIECE SET OF FILES
Read MoreCommissioned by Defra as part of the Sustainable Consumption and Products programme in support of EU Ecolabels and Green Public Procurement, we review technologies for achieving fire retardant properties in key product groups, and determine best practice for achieving appropriate safety standards with minimal environmental hazard and risk impact.
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