List of waste management acronyms
The following article contains a list of acronyms used in the waste management industry.[1][2]
A
- ABPO Animal By-Products Order 1999 - Rplcd by (Amendment) (England) Order 2001
- ABPR Animal By-Products Regulations
- ACL Approved Carriers List
- ACOP Approved Code of Practice
- AD Anaerobic Digestion
- ADI Acceptable Daily Intake
- ADR `Accord Europeen Relatif aux Transport International des Marchandises Dangereuses par Route` (European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road)
- ALANI Association of Local Authorities in Northern Ireland
- ALCO Association of London Cleansing Officers
- APC Air Pollution Control
- APC Air Particulate Cleaning residues
- APSWG Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Waste Management Group
- AR Accredited Reprocessor
- ARM Alternative Raw Material
- ASSURE Association for Sustainable Use and Recovery of Resources
- ATEX Atmospheres Explosibles Directive 94/9/EC
- ATF Authorised Treatment Facility
- AV Abandoned Vehicle/s
- AWP Area Waste Plan
B
- BAT (NEEC) Best Available Technique (Not Entailing Excessive Costs)
- BATRRT Best Available Treatment Recycling and Recovery Technology
- BFR Brominated Flame Retardants
- BMT Biological mechanical treatment
- BMW Biodegradable Municipal Waste
- BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
- BOO Build Own Operate
- BOT Build Operate Transfer
- BPEO Best Practicable Environmental Option (soon to be replaced with BO Best Option)
- BPF British Plastics Federation
- BPPO Best Practicable Planning Option
- BRITE Better Regulation in the Environment (Environment Agency initiative)
- BREF BAT Reference Note
- BREW(p) Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme
- BSI British Standards Institute
- BSI PAS 100 Composting specification
- BSI PAS 101 Specification for recovered container glass
- BSI PAS 102 Specification for processed glass for selected secondary end markets
- BSI PAS 103 Specification for quality and guidance for good practice in collection and preparation for recycling
- BSI PAS 104 Specification for quality and guidance for good practice for the supply of post consumer wood for consumption in the manufacture of panel board products
- BSI PAS 105 Specification for paper waste
- BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator
- BVPP Best Value Performance Plan
C
- CATNAP Cheapest Available Technology Narrowly Avoiding Prosecution
- CATNIP Cheapest Available Technology Not Involving Prosecution
- CAVE People Citizens Against Virtually Everything
- 4 C’s Challenge, Compare, Consult, Compete
- CBI Confederation of British Industry
- CCT Compulsory Competitive Tendering
- C&D Construction & Demolition (e.g. C&D waste)
- CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
- CHEM Container Handling Equipment Manufacturers
- CHIP Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (CHIP 3 2002)
- CIWEM Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management
- CIWM Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
- CL:AIRE Contaminated Land: Application In Real Environments CLAIRE
- CLEA Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment
- CLR Contaminated Land Register
- COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
- COPA Control of Pollution Act (1974) Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
- COPLR Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse
- COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) rplcd (1999 Regs)
- CRN UK Community Recycling Network UK
- CRN(S) Community Recycling Network(Scotland)
- CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
- CV Calorific Value
- CWMRE Creating Welsh Markets for Recyclates
- CWR Controlled Waste Regulations (1992)
D
- DCF Designated Collection Facility
- DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- DGSA Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
- DGXI Directorate General of the European Commission responsible for the Environment
- DOC Duty Of Care - (Environmnetal Protection (DOC) Regs 1991 and (England) (Amendment) Regs 2003)
- DOENI Department for the Environment Northern Ireland
E
- EA Environment Agency
- EB Environmental Body
- EEA European Environment Agency
- EFW Energy-from-Waste
- EHO Environmental Health Officer
- EHS Environment & Heritage Service (Northern Ireland)
- EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
- EIC Environmental Industries Commission
- EIR Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391)
- ELV End of Life Vehicles (Directive 2000/53/EC) (Regs 2003)
- EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
- EMS Environmental Management System
- ENTRUST The European Trust Scheme Regulatory Body
- ENCAMS Environmental Campaigns (umbrella name for former Going for Green and Tidy Britain Group)
- EPA Environmental Protection Act (1990) / Environmental Protection Agency (US)
- ES Environmental Statement
- ESA (NIESA,WESA, SESA) Environmental Services Association(Northern Ireland ESA, Welsh ESA, Scottish ESA)
- EUHWL EU Hazardous Waste List ( now incorp into EWC)
- EWC European Waste Catalogue
F
- FORWARRD Forum for Waste and Resource Research and Development
- Frag Fragmentised Waste (from the motor trade industry)
G
H
- HCRW Healthcare Risk Waste
- HCW Healthcare Waste
- HHW Household Hazardous Waste
- HW Household Waste
- HWD Hazardous Waste Directive (91/689/EEC)
- HWRA Household Waste Recycling Act (2003)
- HWRC Household Waste Recycling Centre
I
- IBA Incinerator Bottom Ash
- IPC Integrated Pollution Control
- IPP Integrated Product Policy
- IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
- ISWA International Solid Waste Association
- IVC In-vessel Composting
- IWM Integrated Waste Management/Institute of Wastes Management pre Charter
J
K
L
- LAPC Local Air Pollution Control
- LAAPC Local Authority Air Pollution Control
- LARAC Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee
- LASU Local Authority Support Unit
- LATS Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
- LAWAS Local Authority Waste Arisings Survey
- LAWDC Local Authority Waste Disposal Company
- LCA Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment, Litter Control Areas (EPA 1990)
- LCPD Large Combustion Plants Directive (2001/80/EC)
- LEL Lower Explosive Limit
- LGA, WLGA Local Government Association, Welsh LGA
- LHIP Landfill and Hazardous Waste Implementation Programme
- LTCS Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
- LFD Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC)
- LFG Landfill Gas
- LPSA Local Public Service Agreement
M
- MAC Maximum Allowable Concentration
- MBT Mechanical Biological Treatment (systems)
- MCERTS Monitoring Certification Scheme
- MCDA Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
- MDC Metropolitan District Council
- MEAT Most Economically Advantageous Tender
- MEL Maximum Exposure Limit (for COSHH)
- MHSWR Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- MO Materials Organisation
- MRF Materials Recovery Facility (or Recycling or Factory)
- MSW Municipal Solid Waste
- MSWI Municipal solid waste incineration
- MWDA Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
- MWMS Municipal Waste Management Strategy
N
- NAWDO National Association of Waste Disposal Officers
- NELVS Natural End of Life Vehicles
- NFFO Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation
- NGG New Generation Group (CIWM in-house)
- NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
- NHHWF National Household Hazardous Waste Forum
- NISP National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
- NOF New Opportunities Fund
- NVQ / SNVQ National Vocational Qualification (or Scottish)
- NWAI National Waste Awareness Initiative
- NWMRF National Waste Minimisation & Recycling Fund
- NWP National Waste Plan (Scotland)
O
- ODS Ozone Depleting Substance (e.g. refrigerants)
- OPRA Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal
P
- PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl (s)
- PELVS Premature End of Life Vehicles
- PERN Packaging Waste Export Recovery Note
- PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
- PM Particulate Matter (e.g. PM 10 ~ particles under 10 micrometres)
- POM / s Prescription Only Medicine / s
- PP Proximity Principle
- PPC Pollution Prevention and Control Act (1999) (Regulations 2000) beware many amendments after 2000
- PPG Planning Policy Guidance note (e.g. PPG 10 for waste management)
- PPP Public Private Partnership, Polluter Pays Principle
- PPS Planning Policy Statement
- PR Producer Responsibility
- PRN Packaging Recovery Note
- PVC Polyvinyl chloride
Q
R
- RAG Recycling Advisory Group, Scotland
- RCE Regional Centre of Excellence
- RCEP Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
- RCV Refuse Collection Vehicle
- RDF Refuse Derived Fuel
- RECOUP Recycling Of Used Plastics
- REMADE Recycled Market Development
- REPAC Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee
- RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment
- RID Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
- RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
- RO Renewables Obligation
- ROC Renewables Obligation Certificates
- ROHS Restricting Of Hazardous Substances in product manufacture
- RoRo Rolonof/Roll-on Roll-off, demountable container system
- ROTATE Recycling and Organic Technology Advisory Team
- RRIB Refined Renewable Biomass
- RTAB Regional Technical Advisory Body
S
- SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
- SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- SGV Soil Guideline Value
- SIG Special Interest Group of CIWM
- SLF Secondary Liquid Fuel
- SMDSA Sanitary Medical Disposal Services Association
- SNIFFER Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
- SNRHW Stable Non-Reactive Hazardous Wastes
- SocEnv Society for the Environment
- SRB Single Regeneration Budget
- SRF Solid recovered fuel
- SRI Static Respiration Index
- SSA Standard Spending Assessment
- SWA Solid Waste Analysis
- SWAG Scottish Waste Advisory Group
- SWENs Special Waste Explanatory Notes
- SWF Strategic Waste Fund (Scotland)
- SWM Sustainable Waste Management
- SWMA Strategic Waste Management Assessment
T
U
- UA Unitary Authority
- UASB Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket digestion
- UBC Used Beverage Can
- UDP Unitary Development Plan
- UEL Upper explosive limit
V
W
- WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria/Waste Awareness Certificate
- WAG Welsh Assembly Government
- WAMITAB Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board
- WARRAG Waste And Resources Research Advisory Group
- WCA Waste Collection Authority
- WDA Waste Disposal Authority
- WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/96/EC) amendments transposed to UK law 13/08/04 Regs to follow
- WET Waste and Emissions Trading Act (2003)
- WFD Waste Framework Directive 75/442/EEC
- WID Waste Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC)
- WIP Waste Implementation Programme
- WISARD Waste Integrated Systems Assessment for Recovery and Disposal
- WLP Waste Local Plan
- WML Waste Management Licence
- WMP Waste Management Paper
- WMPEG Waste Minimisation Performance and Efficiency Grant
- WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme
- WRATE Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment
- WSA Waste Strategy Area (e.g. 11 WSAs in Scotland)
- WTE Waste-to-energy
See also
References
- ^ Waste management jargonyms CIWM website, Accessed 9.11.06
- ^ Acronyms, Environment Agency Waste Technology Data Centre, Accessed 22.11.06