Phillips, P. S., Pratt, R. M. and Pike, K. (2001) An analysis of UK waste minimization clubs: key requirements for future cost effective developments. Waste Management. 21(4), pp. 389-404. 0956-053X.
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| Abstract: | The UK waste strategy is based upon use of the best practicable environmental option (BPEO), by those making waste management decisions. BPEO is supported by the use of the waste hierarchy, with its range of preferable options for dealing with waste, and the proximity principle, where waste is treated/disposed of as close to its point of origin as possible. The national waste strategy emphasises the key role of waste minimisation and encourages industry, commerce and the public to move towards sustainable waste management practice for economic and environmental reasons. Waste minimisation clubs have been used, since the early 1990s, to demonstrate to industry/commerce that reducing waste production can lead to significant financial savings. There have been around 75 such clubs in the UK and they receive support from a wide range of agencies, including the Environmental Technology Best Practice Program. The early Demonstration Clubs had significant savings to cost ratios, e.g. Aire and Calder at 8.4, but had very high costs, e.g. Aire and Calder at £400 000. It is acknowledged that the number of clubs will have to be approximately doubled in the next few years so as to have an adequate coverage of the UK. There are at present, marked regional variations in club development and cognisance needs to be taken, by facilitators, of the need for extensive coverage of the UK. Future clubs will probably have to operate in a financially constrained climate and they need to be designed to deliver significant savings and waste reduction at low cost. To aid future club design, final reports of all projects should report in a standard manner so that cost benefit analysis can be used to inform facilitators about the most efective club type. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Waste, minimisation, minimization, club |
| Subjects: |
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD783 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes > TD793.9 Waste minimisation G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > GE300 Environmental management G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > GE170 Environmental policy |
| Creators: | Phillips, Paul S, Pratt, Rachel M and Pike, Karen |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Research into Sustainable Wastes Management University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Science and Technology (2010-2016) Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Environmental Science Research Centres > Environment Research Group |
| Date: | July 2001 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 389-404 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Waste Management |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-053X(00)00078-7 |
| ISSN: | 0956-053X |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/6235 |
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