AWP              Area Waste Plan
The National Waste Strategy: Scotland 1999 established 11 WSAGs. Each Group was charged with producing an AWP presenting the strategic plan for the waste arising in that area based on National Waste Strategy: Scotland principles.

BMW             Biodegradable Municipal Waste
Waste collected by local authorities that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as food or garden waste and paper and cardboard, i.e. waste that rots. This is generally accepted to be 60% of MSW.

BPEO             Best Practicable Environmental Option
The National Waste Strategy: Scotland 1999 defined the BPEO as the outcome of a systematic and consultative decision-making procedure, which emphasises the protection, and conservation of the environment across land, air and water. The BPEO procedure establishes, for a given set of objectives, the option that provides the most benefits or the least damage to the environment as a whole, at acceptable cost, in the long term as well as in the short term.

MSW               Municipal Solid Waste
Means household waste and any other wastes collected by the local authority, or on behalf of the local authority.

SWMBA          Strategic Waste Management Baseline Assessment
An assessment and description of the existing waste management in an area. Examines waste arisings, waste-management facilities and capacities, imports and exports of waste, existing contract arrangements and demographics such as population and household numbers.

SWAG             Scottish Waste Awareness Group
This Group has been tasked with planning and delivering public awareness campaigns on domestic waste management throughout Scotland.

ADG WSAG      Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway Waste Strategy Area Group
A key component of the National Waste Strategy: Scotland was the establishment of 11 Area Waste Groups across Scotland. The groups are charged with making the national strategy a reality at local level, developing local solutions in response to local needs. The ADG WSAG consists of the following partners.

A full glossary of terms is presented in Annex 1.