Best Practice examples

• Getting to 70% recycling (Bryson Recycling Ltd)

• How Somerset got lowest waste arisings in UK

• Final destinations report example

• Why Wales has a 70% target
  

Collection and sorting costs

• Collection costs & performance (WRAP)

• Somerset case study (with costs details)

• Newport case study (with costs details)

• Local authority collection costs analysed (Wales)

• Plastics collection costs analysis (RECOUP)
  

Environmental & carbon benefits

• Environmental benefits of recycling – full report (WRAP)

• Environmental benefits of recycling – Summary (WRAP)

• Energy Audit of commingled recycling case study (Camden Council)

• CO2 impacts of exporting paper & plastics (WRAP)

• Plastics – a life cycle analysis (WRAP)

• Paper recycling & climate change (Paperchain)

• Paper recycling environmental benefits (WRAP)
  

Local Authority general guidance

• Choosing the right recycling system (WRAP)

• Local authority performance analysis (WRAP)

• Sorting out residual waste (Friends of the Earth)

• Residual waste policy proposals (Friends of the Earth)

• Commingled problems case study (New Zealand)

Specific materials advice

• Glass

  • Improving glass collections systems (WRAP)
  • The glass recycling code (British Glass)
  • Glass markets report (WRAP

• Paper

  • Paper quality counts! (Paperchain)
  • UK Paper recycling – the facts (Paperchain)
  • Realising the value of paper (WRAP)
    

• Plastics

  • Household plastics recycling guidance (RECOUP)
  • How the Europeans recycle plastic (PlasticsEuro)
  • Mixed plastics options (WRAP)
  • Plastic bottle recycling case study (Vale Royal Borough)

Urban collection issues

• Recycling in flats case study (London Boro of Barnet)

• Recycling for flats (Defra)