Waste management

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on waste management. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
26.03.2012	Metal theft
	This note looks at the increasingly high-profile problem of metal theft, which the Association of Chief Police Officers has estimated costs the UK economy approximately £770 million per year. There have been calls to reform the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 to tighten up controls on scrap metal dealers. In January 2012 the Government announced that it would be legislating to introduce a ban on cash payments for scrap metal and unlimited fines for relevant offences under the 1964 Act.
13.10.2011	Bin collection - Alternate weekly collection
	Waste collection can be a contentious issue, particularly when local authorities decide to move away from weekly bin collection to alternate weekly collection (AWC). This note describes the reasons why authorities have chosen to do this, and related issues including the recently announced Weekly Collections Support Scheme.
13.07.2011	Energy from waste and incineration
	This note looks at the role of energy from waste and incineration.
04.03.2011	Water bills in the south-west
	This note provides information on water bills in the south-west, which are significantly higher than in other parts of England.
05.08.2010	Fly tipping--the illegal dumping of waste
	There are large environmental, social and financial impacts associated with fly tipping and the illegal dumping of waste. Local authorities, the Environment Agency and landowners spend more than £100 million every year tackling the consequences of fly tipping. This note gives a general overview of the extent of the problem of fly-tipping and the powers and responsibilities of the Environment Agency, local authorities and landowners to deal with it.

Research Papers

Date	Description
22.10.2008	Climate Change Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report
	Climate Change Bill. (Bill 129 of 2007/08) House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/79.
06.06.2008	Climate Change Bill [HL]
	(Bill 97 of 2007-08)
25.04.2007	Social Indicators
	Social Indicators. [Includes article on Smoking in Public Places and The 2007 Census Test and a Topical Subject Page on Waste and Recycling] House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/38.
07.12.2006	Greater London Authority Bill Parts 7 and 8 - Planning and Environmental Functions (Bill 11 of 2006-07)
	The Greater London Authority Bill Parts 7 and 8-Planning and Environmental Functions (Bill 11 2006-07). House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/61
13.06.2005	Social Indicators
	Social indicators. [Includes articles on General Election 2005 and NHS waiting lists and targets in England and topical subject pages on waste and recycling, abortion and General Election 2005:summary]. House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/44.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
24.03.2010	Waste Strategy for England 2007.
	Government response. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report [Commons]
16.03.2010	Radioactive waste management: a further update.
	Science and Technology Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
06.01.2010	Waste strategy for England 2007.
	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
12.07.2011	STOP THE DROP CAMPAIGN
	That this House supports the Stop the Drop campaign, run by the Campaign to Protect Rural England and its President Bill Bryson, to clean up litter and fly-tipping in the countryside; ...
23.06.2011	ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
	That this House is concerned by the findings of the Environmental Investigation Agency's report System Failure revealing that hazardous waste electrical and electronic equipment is ...
18.05.2011	DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT ON WASTE WATER
	That this House notes the publication by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the draft National Policy Statement on waste water; recognises the need to construct ...
09.12.2010	DISPOSABLE NAPPY WASTE
	That this House notes that approximately four per cent. of all waste to landfill is disposable nappies, which equates to three billion nappies weighing 690,000 tonnes; is concerned ...
29.11.2010	WASTE RECYCLING (END USE REGISTER)
	That this House is concerned at what happens to some materials that are collected for recycling by local authorities; welcomes the initiative of Somerset Waste Partnership in publishing ...

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
08.01.2010	Debate on 14th January: The Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. LLN 2010/001
	Debate on 14th January: The Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. This Library Note aims to provide background reading for the debate to be held on Thursday 14th January: 'To call attention to the outcome of the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change' The UN Conference on Climate Change took place in Copenhagen from 7th-19th December 2009. This Note explains the significance of the Conference in the context of previous international agreements on climate change, sets out the major disagreements that marred the negotiating process in Copenhagen and summarises the key elements contained in the final Copenhagen Accord. It considers analysis of the Accord's achievements and shortcomings, and summarises the reactions of key nations and interest groups.

POST Papers

Date	Description
15.09.2011	Anaerobic digestion
	This POSTnote examines the potential for anaerobic digestion in the UK and the main challenges connected with its development.
01.07.2007	Electronic waste, July 2007
	Electronic waste, July 2007. POSTnote 07/291.
01.04.2007	Energy and sewage, April 2007
	Energy and sewage, April 2007. POSTnote 07/282.