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NEW: The Standardised Waste Audit

Guidance and Tools for Information Provision and Consultation on waste management options.

Waste Journey Short Films
Find out how much waste the average family creates and learn more about the 3 R’s – Reducing, Reusing and Recycling. You can even see the process that turns your waste in to something more useful. Sit down, relax and enjoy!

Your Waste! Your Responsibility! Bandwidth : Low   |  High	Paper - Waste! Your Responsibility! Bandwidth : Low   |  High
Glass - Waste! Your Responsibility! Bandwidth : Low   |  High	Aluminium - Waste! Your Responsibility! Bandwidth : Low   |  High
Plastic - Waste! Your Responsibility! Bandwidth : Low   |  High	Recycling your car? Bandwidth : Low   |  High
Waste Journey Quiz You've seen the films now do the quiz. How many facts can you remember? Click here to find out.

Requirements : All of the videos are streamed through a Flash player, so you need to have the latest version of Adobe Flash installed on your computer. To download it, please visit Adobe. If you do not have a broadband connection we recommend you view the Low bandwidth version.

Acknowledgments
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the making of these waste journey films. Special thanks go to:

• Crystal Media Ltd, Edinburgh
  
• The Stevenson family, Tranent – Evelyn, Brian, Laura & Danny
  
• Sainsbury’s
  
• Avondale Landfill, Polmont
  
• SCB Vehicle Dismantlers & Auto Salvage Dealers, Newbridge

Disclaimer
Whilst SEPA has used reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information provided within the waste journey short films is accurate and up to date at the time of filming, it reserves the right to make corrections.

Any brand names and trademarks visible in the short films are the trademarks of their respective owners and does not imply any affiliation or representation of the respective brand owners. Any brands or products featured in the short films are not endorsed by SEPA as being more or less environmentally friendly than other products viewed. SEPA has not intentionally entered in to the practice of product placement.

Except where expressly stated to the contrary, all persons, services and locations featured in the short films are in no way connected, associated, linked or affiliated to SEPA.

Fact sheets

SEPA are developing a suite of fact sheets on issues relating to waste and the National Waste Plan.

• National Waste Strategy: Scotland (140k pdf)
  
• Waste Hierarchy (142k pdf)
  
• Waste Prevention (123k pdf)
  
• Waste Minimisation (160k pdf)
  
• Duty of Care (124k pdf)
  
• Landfills (147k pdf)
  
• Composting (143k pdf)
  
• Packaging Waste (119k pdf)
• Thermal Treatment(110k pdf)
• End of Life Vehicles (ELV's) (234k pdf)
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) (268k pdf)
  
  

Residual Waste Treatment Technologies
(NB: All information correct at time of publication - December 2006)

• Anaerobic Digestion (39k pdf)
• Gasification (58k pdf)
• In-Vessel Composting (51k pdf)
• Incineration (37k pdf)
• Landfill (57k pdf)
• Material Recycling Facility (MRF) (35k pdf)
• Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) (52k pdf)
• Mechanical Heat Treatment (MHT) (28k pdf)
• Open Windrow Composting (33k pdf)
• Pyrolysis (129k pdf)

For planning information of Residual Waste Treatment Technologies click here.