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LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA
LIST OF UNPUBLISHED MEMORANDA
REPORT INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The problem of waste
THE EXISTING WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Data
Trends in waste arising
The targets in Making Waste Work
The nature of the targets
Principles
Sustainable development
The Best Practicable Environmental Option
Waste reduction and the Best Practicable Environmental Option
The development of the waste hierarchy
The hierarchy and the Best Practicable Environmental Option
Asserting the 1995 hierarchy
Life-cycle assessment
Waste reduction and re-use
The role of waste reduction in sustainable development
Producer responsibility
Industrial waste minimisation
Promoting waste reduction
Re-use
Material Recovery
Recycling
Collection
Recycling credits
Reprocessing
Mixed waste processing
Locating reprocessing facilities
Sale
Composting
Household composting
Community and centralised composting
Energy recovery
Incineration
The purpose of energy recovery
The size of energy from waste plants
An incineration tax
Anaerobic Digestion
Landfill
The proposed Landfill Directive
The Landfill Tax
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Manufacturing and the retail sector
Producer Responsibility (The Packaging Regulations)
Accreditation
The Packaging Recovery Note
Individuals and Communities
Public consultation
Local government (waste collection)
Supplementary Credit Approvals
Future options for waste collection
Direct charging
'Kerbside' collection of recyclables
Local government (waste disposal)
Integrated waste management
Regional government
The proximity principle
Regional planning
The waste industry
The Environment Agency
Staffing and resource management
Inspection
Prosecution
Fly-tipping
Exemptions from the Landfill Tax
Government
Fiscal measures
Green procurement
Formulating a statutory strategy
Conclusion
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE (Published as HC 484-II) Tuesday, 20 January 1998 Tuesday, 27 January 1998 Tuesday, 3 February 1998 Tuesday, 10 February 1998 Tuesday, 3 March 1998 Tuesday, 10 March 1998 Tuesday, 17 March 1998 Tuesday, 31 March 1998 MEMORANDA ARE PRINTED AS HC 484-III
MEMORANDA ARE PRINTED AS HC 484-III