Resources
Real nappies can offer a more sustainable alternative to disposable nappies depending on how they are used.
In this section you will find out about real nappies and key things to consider when planning a campaign such as barriers, incentives and partnership working.
- Eliminating problem plastics
- Reuse and refill
- Local Authorities
The Hub provides local authorities with a comprehensive online resource to enable them to produce a Waste Prevention plan and to help householders prevent waste.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Re-use
- Local Authorities
Garden waste - otherwise known as green waste - is decomposing organic matter that can be used as a fertiliser. Although composting is not technically waste prevention, it is included here because it removes material from the municipal waste stream.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Household food waste
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use and recycling
- Local Authorities
Whilst a good number of local authorities do collect household food and garden waste for large-scale composting and digestion operations, composting at home has the added benefit of avoiding transport impacts and producing a soil improver output which can be used in resident’s gardens.
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Organics
- Local Authorities
The production, use and disposal of clothes has a significant environmental impact. After transport, utilities, construction, and food, the clothing industry represents the fifth-biggest environmental footprint of any UK business sector.
- Textiles
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Textiles 2030
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
This section describes the opportunities for re-use of electrical and electronic products that would otherwise be discarded.
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use
- Electricals
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
Waste prevention defined, as seen in the Waste Framework Directive.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Local Authorities
This section sets out reasons why waste prevention should be integral to any waste strategy.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Local Authorities
It is worth estimating the impact a home composting scheme could have before embarking on a home composting campaign, especially if you are considering offering subsidised bins.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Local Authorities
The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) indicates that around 30% of bulky waste collected from householders and/or collected at the HWRCs can be re-used.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Re-use
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan (esap) is a collaborative framework coordinated by WRAP for sharing evidence and implementing sector-wide actions to improve business efficiency and the sustainability of electrical and electronic products.
- Electricals
- Local Authorities
- Non-governmental organisations
The main types of waste prevention activity covered by the Household Waste Prevention Hub are outlined below.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Local Authorities