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Foreword by Michael Meacher MP
Minister for the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-2003

Preface by Mike Childs
National Industry & Pollution Campaigner, Friends of the Earth

Introduction by the authors

10 Organics 11 Green waste and composting 12 Food waste 13 Used vegetable oils and fats, and biodiesel 14 Wood waste 15 Wood burning 20 Construction and demolition wastes 21 Soil and aggregate recycling 22 Building materials reclamation 23 Timber reclamation 24 Architectural salvage 30 Paper and office consumables 31 Paper and card 32 Confidential data 33 Books and publications 34 Unsolicited mail, faxes, emails & phonecalls 35 Office technical wastes including toner and inkjet cartridges 40 Metallics plastics and rubber 41 Common metals - ferrous and non-ferrous 42 Common metals - non-ferrous only 43 Precious and rare metals 44 Electronic and electrical scrap 45 Refrigeration equipment 46 Industrial plastic scrap 47 Rubber and tyres 50 Packaging materials 51 Cardboard boxes and cartons 52 Pallets and cases 53 Drums, tanks and cylinders 54 Cans and foil 55 Glass 56 Plastic containers, packaging and film 57 Expanded polystyrene 59 Miscellaneous packaging materials

60 Difficult or hazardous wastes 61 Mineral oils, chemicals, solvents 62 Clinical and veterinary waste 63 Nappies and personal products 64 Photographic waste 65 Batteries 66 Asbestos 67 Radioactive wastes 68 Fluorescent tubes and bulbs 70 End of life vehicles   71 Cars/light commercial - Beds 72 Cars/light commercial - Berks 73 Cars/light commercial - Bucks 74 Cars/light commercial - Essex 75 Cars/light commercial - Herts 76 Cars/light commercial - Oxon 77 Motorcycles 78 Heavy goods vehicles 80 Unwanted goods 81 Textiles 82 Furniture and household goods 83 Medical equipment 84 Baby goods 85 Tools 86 Shop and office furnishings 87 Computers, phones and electronic goods 88 Plant and machinery 89 Miscellaneous unwanted goods 90 Contaminated land, water and air 91 Litter and associated problems 92 Contaminated land remediation 93 Land restoration 94 Water: supply, conservation, pollution 95 Effluent treatments 96 Atmospheric emissions 97 Bioremediation

Appendix 1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Appendix 2 THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Appendix 3 KEY ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

THE NUMBERING SYSTEM IN THE WASTEBOOK

As there are so many different kinds of waste, coming from many thousands of different sources, THE WASTEBOOK has been designed to be practical and easy to use, rather than using arbitrary categories.  PART ONE is about Specific Waste Options.  Related subjects are grouped together.  For example, all Packaging materials are in the 50s section - Cardboard is 51, Pallets 52, Drums 53 etc.  All Construction and demolition wastes are in the 20s category - 21 is Soil and aggregates, 22 Building materials reclamation, 23 Timber reclamation and 24 Architectural salvage, and these are the only headings in that section.  Some sections have been divided into up to 9 different types. 
  
Each part of THE WASTEBOOK lists companies and organisations which either reuse, repair or recycle, collect for recycling, or can advise about the particular waste in the section.

PART TWO - Waste Connections - provides more general information on the options available for dealing with waste.  If recycling is to be viable in the long term, it is important that recycled goods are widely sold, so there is a section (300) on Recycled content products.  The Appendices list general information which may be of use, including, in Appendix 3, names and addresses of all the Area Environment Agency offices in Thames Region and of all relevant local authorities, where Recycling Officers can be contacted.  

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QUICKLINKS  -  SITES WITH MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL RECYCLING INFORMATION

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