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Acronyms and Abbreviations

3Rs
Reduce, reuse and recycle

ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

ACORD
Automotive Consortium on Recycling and Disposal

AD
Anaerobic digestion

ADIG
Alcohol Drinks Industry Group

APME
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe

ARWAC
Anglian Region Waste Awareness Campaign

ASP
Aerated static pile

BATNEEC
Best available technology not entailing excessive cost

BBMA
British Battery Manufacturers Association

BFR
Brominated flame retardant

BLRA
Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association

BMF
British Metals Federation

BMRB
British Market Research Bureau

BOC
Foundation British Oxygen Company Foundation

BPEO
Best practicable environmental option

BPF
British Plastics Federation

BRE
Building Research Establishment

BRMA
British Rubber Manufacturers Association

BWPDPA
British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association

C&DW
Construction and demolition waste

CA
Civic amenity

CA site
Civic amenity site

CARE
Consortium for Automotive Recycling

CCT
Compulsory Competitive Tendering

CFC
Chlorofluorocarbons

CHIP
Chemical (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (SI 1994/3274)

CHP
Combined Heat and Power

CIA
Chemical Industries Association

CIPFA
Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy

CoD
Certificate of Destruction

CORA
Chemical and Oil Recycling Association

COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994

CPRE
Council for the Protection of Rural England

CRA
Chemical Recycling Association

cRDF
Coarse Refuse Derived Fuel

CRN
Community Recycling Network

CROWN
Composting and Recycling Our Waste Now

CRP
Community Re>Paint

CRT
Cathode ray tube

CSS
County Surveyors Society

CWC
Clean Washington Centre

CWMre
Creating Welsh Markets for recyclate

DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DETR
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions

DFD
Design for disassembly

DFE
Design for the environment

DFR
Design for recycling

DG
Directorate General

DLO
Direct Labour Organisation

DoE
Department of the Environment

dRDF
Densified Refuse Derived Fuel

DSO
District Service Authority

DTI
Department of Trade and Industry

DTLR
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

EA
Environment Agency (England and Wales)

EB
Environmental Body

EC
European Commission or Community

ECSC
European Coal and Steel Community

ECTEL
European Telecommunications and Professional Electronics Industries Association

EDCs
Endocrine disrupting chemicals

EEA
European Environment Agency

EEC
European Economic Community

EEE
Electrical and electronic equipment

EfW
Energy from waste

EHS
Environment and Heritage Service (Northern Ireland)

EIONET
European Information and Observation Network

ELV
End of life vehicles

EMAS
Eco-Management Audit System

EMS
Environmental Management System

EPA
Environmental Protection Act

EPBA
European Portable Battery Association

EPS
Expanded Polystyrene

EQS
Environmental Quality Standards

ESA
Environmental Services Association

ESART
Environmental Services Association Research Trust

ETBPP
Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme

EU
European Union

Euratom
European Atomic Energy Community

FBT
Fluidised Bed Technology

FRN
Furniture Recycling Network

FSC
Forestry Stewardship Council

FWAG
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group

GAP
Global Action Plan

GDP
Gross Domestic Product

HCFC
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons

HDP
Home Delivery Platforms

HDPE
High-density polyethylene

HFC
Hydrofluorocarbon

HMIP
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution

HSAC
Health Services Advisory Committee

HSE
Health and Safety Executive

HVDA
Hartlepool Volunteer Department Agency

HWL
Hazardous Waste List

ICER
Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling

INCPEN
Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment

IPC
Integrated pollution control

IPF
Intermediate Processing Facilities

IPP
Integrated Product Policy

IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive

ISO
The International Organization for Standardization

ISWA
International Solid Waste Association

IT
Information Technology

IWM
Integrated Waste Management

LA
Local Authority

LAAPC
Local authority air pollution control

LAAPCS
Local Authority Air Pollution Control System

LACOTS
Local Authority Co-ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards

LARAC
Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee

LAWDC
Local Authority Waste Disposal Company

LCA
Life cycle assessment

LDPE
Low-density polyethylene

LFG
Landfill gas

LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MAFF
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

MBC
Metropolitan Borough Council

MDF
Medium-density fibreboard

MDI
Metered dose inhaler

MoD
Ministry of Defence

MPA
Mineral Planning Authority

MPG
Minerals Policy Guidance Note

MRF
Materials Recovery (or Recycling or Reclamation) Facility

MRW
Materials Recycling Week

MSW
Municipal Solid Waste

Mt
Million tonnes

MVDA
Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association of Great Britain

MW
Megawatt

NAWDO
National Association of Waste Disposal Officers

NCEC
National Chemical Emergency Centre

NFFO
Non Fossil Fuel Obligation

NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation

NHHWF
National Household Hazardous Waste Forum

NHS
National Health Service

NiCd
Nickel-cadmium (battery)

NIMBY
Not in my back yard

NiMH
Nickel-metal hydride (battery)

NOP
National Opinion Poll Ltd

NPA
Newsprint and Publishers Association

NRA
National Rivers Authority

NRB
Non-returnable bottles

NRF
National Recycling Forum

NRWF
National Resource and Waste Forum

NWAI
National Waste Awareness Initiative

ODC
Ozone depleting chemicals

ODP
Ozone-depleting potential

OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ORA
Oil Recycling Association

PAH
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PBB
Polybrominated biphenyls

PBDE
Polybrominated diphenylethers

PC
Personal computer

PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCDD
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

PCDF
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

PCWG
Public Confidence Working Group

PDF
Packaging-derived fuel

PE
Polyethylene

PERN
Packaging Export Recovery Note

PET (or PETE)
Polyethylene terapthalate

PFI
Private Finance Initiative

POP
Persistent organic pollutants

PP
Polypropylene

PPG
Planning Policy Guidance Note

PRN
Packaging Recovery Note

PS
Polystyrene

psi
Pounds per square inch

PVC
Polyvinyl chloride

PWSG
Priority Waste Stream Group

PWSP
Priority Waste Stream Programme

RCEP
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

RDC
Regional Distribution Centres

RDF
Refuse derived fuel

ReBAT
An organisation set up under the BBMA to encourage the collection of rechargeable batteries.

RECOUP
Recycling of used plastic containers

REI
Regional Electronics Initiative

RSA
Regional Selective Assistance

SCCP
Short chain chlorinated paraffins

SELCHP
South East London Combined Heat & Power

SEPA
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

SI
Statutory instrument

SLF
Secondary liquid fuel

SME
Small to medium sized enterprise

SMMT
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest

STWG
Scrap Tyre Working Group

SWAP
Save Waste and Prosper

SWM
Sustainable Waste Management

SWMA
Sustainable Waste Management Assessments

UNECE
United Nations Economic Committee for Europe

UV
Ultra violet

UVB
Ultraviolet B radiation

VOC
Volatile organic compounds

WAMITAB
Waste Management Industry Training and Accreditation Board

WCA
Waste Collection Authority

WDA
Waste Disposal Authority

W-E incineration
Waste to energy incineration

WEEE
Waste electronic and electrical equipment

WHO
World Health Organisation

WPA
Waste Planning Authority

WRA
Waste Regulation Authority

WRAP
Waste and Resources Action Programme

WRF
World Resource Foundation

WRVS
Women's Royal Voluntary Service

WWTW
Waste water treatment works