Highland Area Waste Plan

Highland Area Waste Plan

Contents

	Foreword by Highland Waste Strategy Group Chair
	Foreword by Scottish Executive
	Executive Summary
	Key Acronyms
1.	Introduction and Context
1.1	Background
1.2	Area Waste Plan: Key Aims and Core Objectives
1.3	Developing an Integrated Plan
1.4	Area Description
1.5	Current Waste Management Practice
1.6	Future Developments
2.	Strategic Framework and Drivers for Change
2.1	Introduction
2.2	Definition of Waste
2.3	Sustainable Waste Management
2.4	The EU Landfill Directive
2.4.1	Diversion of Biodegradable Municipal Waste
2.4.2	Landfill Permits
2.4.3	Other Technical Requirements
2.5	Landfill Tax
2.6	National Waste Strategy: Scotland Principles
2.6.1	The Waste Hierarchy
2.6.2	The Proximity Principle and Self Sufficiency
2.6.3	Best Practicable Environmental Option
3.	Best Practicable Environmental Option for Municipal Solid Waste – The Strategy for Change
3.1	Introduction
3.2	The Best Practicable Environmental Option for Municipal Solid Waste
3.2.1	Waste Prevention
3.2.2	Reuse and Refurbishment
3.2.3	Recycling
3.2.4	Composting
3.2.5	Energy Recovery
3.2.6	Disposal to Landfill
3.3	Household Hazardous Wastes
3.4	Performance Targets
3.5	Implementing the Best Practicable Environmental Option
3.6	Cost of the Best Practicable Environmental Option
3.7	Recycling Market Development
3.8	Education and Awareness Raising
3.9	Community Sector Involvement
3.10	Integrating Highland Best Practicable Environmental Option into National Context
3.11	Risks to Implementation
3.12	Future Developments and Proposals
4.	Managing Non-Municipal Solid Wastes
4.1	Introduction
4.2	Specific Waste Streams
4.2.1	Prioritisation of Projects
4.2.2	Self Assessment Guidance for Best Practicable Environmental Option Decision-making
4.3	Local Non-Municipal Solid Waste Framework
4.3.1	Non-Municipal Wastes Data
4.4	Specific Local Waste Streams
4.4.1	Priority Waste Stream Projects
4.4.2	Construction and Demolition Waste
4.4.3	Tyres
4.4.4	Newsprint
4.4.5	End of Life Vehicles
4.5	Waste Prevention
4.6	Reuse and Refurbishment
4.7	Recycling and Composting
4.8	Energy Recovery
4.9	Disposal
4.10	Recycling Market Development
4.11	Education and Awareness Raising
4.12	Waste Producer and Industry Involvement
5.	Developing and Implementing the 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 Area Waste Plan
5.5	Monitoring Progress and Performance
5.5.1	Indicators
5.6	Linking to Development Planning
5.6.1	Need for Positive Planning
5.6.2	Context for Development Planning
5.7	Linking to the National Waste Plan
	Annexes
1.	Glossary
2.	SMART Action Plan
3.	Links to Other Policies
4.	Summary of the Results of Consultation on the Draft Area Waste Plan
5.	Associated Reports
6.	Contact Organisations and Links
	List of Figures
1.1	Population and household projections
1.2	Employment by sector for each Local Enterprise Company Area
2.1	Key drivers, partner organisations and mechanisms
2.2	Diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill (rounded up to nearest 000)
2.3	Waste Prevention
3.1	Highland Municipal Solid Waste. Best Practicable Environmental Option Pre-2010
3.2	Highland Municipal Solid Waste. Best Practicable Environmental Option 2020
3.3	Percentages by each waste management route
3.4	Tonnages by each waste management route
3.5	Indicative BPEO Targets
4.1	Waste Groupings
5.1	Indicators