Science and Technology - Sixth Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2: Waste in Context
The waste hierarchy and the complexities
of waste reduction
Figure 1: The Waste Hierarchy
The scale of the problem and data collection
Recommendation
Waste-related legislation
Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC)
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC
and 2004/12/EC)
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) Directive (2000/53/EC)
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC)
The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous
Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) Directive
(2002/95/EC)
Eco-design of Energy-using Products (EuP)
Directive (2005/32/EC)
Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries
and Accumulators Directive (2006/66/EC)
Chapter 3: Design, Innovation and Technology
Product light-weighting
Design for durability
Recyclability
Re-usability
Cradle to cradle design
Challenges to sustainable design
Business solutions
Education and training
Professional regulation
Recommendations
The transfer of knowledge and innovation
Recommendation
Chapter 4: Manufacturing, Construction and
the Impact of Downstream Factors
Waste reduction techniques
Accounting for sustainability
Recommendations
Barriers to waste reduction: the impact of
downstream factors
Recommendations
Revision of the Waste Framework Directive
Recommendations
Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations
Packaging
WEEE
Recommendations
A holistic approach to regulation?
Recommendations
Chapter 5: The Consumer Perspective
Informing the public
Encouraging change
Recommendations
Emotional attachment
Recommendation
Recommendation
Chapter 6: Waste Reduction as a Business
Opportunity
Recognising the cost of waste
SMEs: a special case?
Business advice and support
Co-ordination of business support bodies
Funding of business support bodies
Table 1: Funding for Delivery Bodies
Sending the appropriate signals?
Recommendations
Sustainable business models
Industrial symbiosis
Product service systems
Recommendation
Chapter 7: Taking the Lead
Sustainability in government
Recommendations
Working with industry
Supply chain pressure and the roadmap
approach
Sectoral agreements
Tax incentives
Encouraging innovation: lessons from Japan
A strategic direction?
Recommendations
Chapter 8: Summary of Recommendations
Design, innovation and technology
Manufacturing
Local authorities
Legislation
Consumption
Business support
Taking the lead
Appendix 1: Members and Declarations of Interest
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Seminar held at the Royal Academy
of Engineering
Appendix 5: Visit to Uxbridge
Appendix 6: Visit to Belgium
Appendix 7: Acronyms
Oral and Written Evidence - HL 163-II
Oral Evidence - 27 November 2007
Oral Evidence - 11 December 2007
Oral Evidence - 18 December 2007
Oral Evidence - 15 January 2008
Oral Evidence - 22 January 2008
Oral Evidence - 29 January 2008
Oral Evidence - 5 February 2008
Oral Evidence - 26 February 2008
Oral Evidence - 4 March 2008
Oral Evidence - 11 March 2008
Oral Evidence - 18 March 2008
Oral Evidence - 1 April 2008
Oral Evidence - 6 May 2008
Oral Evidence - 13 May 2008
Written Evidence
NOTE:
The Report of the Committee is published in Volume
I, HL Paper No 163-I.
The Evidence of the Committee is published in Volume
II, HL Paper No 163-II.
Reference in the text of the Report as follows:
(para) refers to a paragraph in the Report
(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
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