Glossary of Waste Management Industry Terms:

If like us you sometimes struggle to remember all the acronyms, definition of terms and jargon in our industry, here is a handy tool for you to use…

 

ABPO – Animal By-products Order 1999 – Replaced by (Amendment) (England) Order 2001

AD – Anaerobic Digestion

BMW – Biodegradable Municipal Waste

CA site – Civic Amenity (site)

CIWM – Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

CV – Calorific Value

DCF – Designated Collection Facility (WEEE)

DEFRA – Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs

EEA – European Environment Agency

EFW – Energy from Waste

EHO – Environmental Health Officer

EPA – Environmental Protection Act (1990)

HDPE – High-Density Polyethylene

HHW – Household Hazardous Waste

HSE – Health & Safety Executive

HWRA – Household Waste Recycling Act (2003)

HWRC – Household Waste Recycling Centre

LDPE – Low-Density Polyethylene

MDR – Mixed Dry Recyclables

MHF – Materials Handling Facility

MRF – Materials Recovery Facility

MSW – Municipal Solid Waste

NIEA – Northern Ireland Environment Agency

OCC – Old Corrugated Cardboard

PET – Polyethylene Terephthalate

PP – Polypropylene

PPC – Pollution Prevention and Control Act (1999) (Regulations 2000) beware many amendments after 2000

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

PS – Polystyrene

RCV – Refuse Collection Vehicle

RDF – Refuse-Derived Fuel

ROHS – Restricting of Hazardous Substances in product manufacture

SEPA – Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SRF – Solid Recovered Fuel

TPA – Tons per Annum

TPH – Tons per hour

WAMITAB – Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board

WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations

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

WME – Whitham Mills Engineering

WRAP – Waste and Resources Action Programme