Glossary
Acronyms
3
3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
A
ABPR: Animal By-Products Regulation
ALCO: Association of London Cleansing Officers
APSWG: Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Waste Group
ASSURRE: Association for Sustainable Use and Recovery of Resources in Europe
B
BERR: Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
BMW: Biodegradable Municipal Waste
BPEO: Best Practicable Environmental Option
BPPO: Best Practicable Planning Option
BREW: Business Resource Efficiency & Waste Programme
BVPI: Best Value Performance Indicator
C
C&D: Construction and Demolition waste
C&I: Commercial and Industrial waste
CA: Civic Amenity site, now called Reuse and Recycling Centre
CEN: The European Committee for Standardisation
CFC: Chlorofluorocarbons
CHP: Combined Heat and Power
CIC: Community Interest Company
CIPFA: Chartered Institute of Public Finance
CIWM: Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
CPA: Comprehensive Performance Assessment
CPRE: Council for the Preservation of Rural England
CRED: Community Recycling and Economic Development - The CRED Programme
CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
CWC: Clean Washington Centre
D
DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DSO: Direct Service Organisation
E
EA: Environment Agency
EAC: Environmental Audit Committee
EfW: Energy from Waste
EHS: Environment Heritage Service
EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
ELV: End of Life Vehicle
ELWA: East London Waste Authority
EMS: Environmental Management System
ENCAMS: Environment Campaigns (formerly the Tidy Britain Group)
EPA: Environmental Protection Act 1990
EPCS: Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services
EPS: Expanded Polystyrene
ESA: Environmental Services Association
ETBPP: Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme
EU: European Union
F
FSC: Forest Stewardship Council
G
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GLA: Greater London Authority
GLC: Greater London Council
H
HDPE: High Density Polyethylene
HHW: Household Hazardous Waste
HWD: Hazardous Waste Directive
HWRC: Household Waste and Recycling Centre
I
ICE: Institute of Civil Engineers
IDeA: Improvement and Development Agency
IPPC: Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
INCPEN: The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment
IWM: Integrated Waste Management
J
JV: Joint Venture
L
LACC: 100% Local Authority Controlled Company (sometimes referred to as LAWDC - Local Authority Waste Disposal Company)
LARAC: Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee
LATS: Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
LAWDC: Local Authority Waste Disposal Company
LCA: Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment
LC: London Councils
LDA: London Development Agency
LDPE: Low Density Polyethylene
LGA: Local Government Association
LROG: London Recycling Officers Group
LTCS: Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
LWA: London Waste Action
LWRA: London Waste Regulation Authority
M
MBT: Mechanical Biological Treatment
MME: Mechanised Metal Extraction
MMKC: Multi-Material Kerbside Collection
MPG: Mineral Planning Guidance Notes
MRF: Materials Reclamation Facility
MSW: Municipal Solid Waste
N
NAWDO: National Association of Waste Disposal Officers
NFFO: Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation
NGO: Non Governmental Organisation
NISP: National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
NLWA: North London Waste Authority
NSO: No Service Provided
NWAI: National Waste Awareness Initiative
O
ODPM: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
ODS: Ozone Depleting Substance
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OFGEM: The Office of Gas and Electrical Markets
ONS: Office of National Statistics
OWC: Open Windrow Composting method
P
PAMs: Periodicals and Magazines
PC: Private Contractor
PCB: Polychlorinated biphenyls
PERN: Packaging Export Recovery Note
PET: Polyethylene Teraphthalate
PFI: Private Finance Initiative
PP: Polypropylene
PPP: Public Private Partnership
PPG: Planning Policy Guidance Notes
PR: Producer Responsibility
PRN: Packaging Recovery Note
PSA: Public Service Agreement
PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride
Q
QUANGO: Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
R
RDA: Regional Development Agency
REL: Rear End Loader
REMADE: REcycled, MArket DEvelopment
ROC: Renewables Obligation Certificates
RVC: Refuse Collection Vehicle
ROHS: Restriction on use of Hazardous Substances in electrical equipment
RPG: Regional Planning Guidance
S
SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive
SELCHP: South East London Combined Heat and Power station
SEPA: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SRB: Single Regeneration Budget
SWA: Single Waste Authority
SWMA: Strategic Waste Management Assessments
T
TfL: Transport for London
U
UA: Unitary Authority (acting as a waste disposal and collection authority)
UDP: Unitary Development Plan
W
WCA: Waste Collection Authority
WDA: Waste Disposal Authority
WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WET: Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003
WISARD: Waste Integrated Systems Assessment for Recovery and Disposal
WLWA: West London Waste Authority
WRAP: Waste Resources Action Programme
WRWA: Western Riverside Waste Authority
