Forth Valley Area Waste Plan

Forth Valley Area Waste Plan

Contents

	Foreword by Forth Valley Area Waste Group Chair
	Foreword by Scottish Executive
	Executive Summary
	Area Waste Plan Development Process
	Key Acronyms
1.	Introduction and context
1.1	Background
1.2	Area Waste Plan: Key Aims and Objectives
1.3	Developing an Integrated Plan
1.4	Area Description
1.5	Current Waste Management Practice within the Forth Valley
2.	Strategic Framework and Drivers for Change
2.1	Introduction
2.2	Sustainable Waste Management
2.3	The EU Landfill Directive
2.4	Landfill Tax
2.5	National Waste Strategy: Scotland Principles
3.	Best Practical Environmental Option (BPEO) for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the Forth Valley
3.1	Summary
3.2	Elements of the BPEO
3.3	Household Hazardous Waste
3.4	Monitoring Progress and Performance
3.5	Proposed BPEO Infrastructure
3.6	Cost of the BPEO
3.7	Recycling Market Development
3.8	Risks to Implementation
3.9	Future Developments and Proposals
4.	Managing Non-municipal Solid Waste (Non-MSW)
4.1	Introduction
4.2	Data Collection
4.3	Significant Local Non-MSW Streams
4.4	Proposed National Framework for Specific Waste Stream Project Development
4.5	Self-Assessment Guidance for BPEO Decision Making
4.6	Application of the Waste Hierarchy to Non-MSW in the Forth Valley
5.	Developing and Implementing the Forth Valley Area Waste Plan
5.1	Introduction
5.2	Future Role and Membership of the Waste Strategy Group and Local Fora
5.3	Action Plan
5.4	Funding the AWP
5.5	Monitoring Progress and Performance
5.6	Positive Land-use Planning
5.7	Linking to the National Plan
	Annexes
1.	SMART Action Plan
2.	Glossary
3.	Links to Other Policies
4.	Associated Reports
5.	Contacts and Links
6.	Landfill Calculation Methodology