Useful Links

• www.defra.gov.uk - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• www.dti.gov.uk - Department of Trade and Industry
• www.doeni.gov.uk - Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland
• www.environment-agency.gov.uk - Environment Agency
• www.envirowise.gov.uk - A government programme offering free, independent advice on waste minimisation
• www.sepa.org.uk - Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Waste minimisation and recycling

• www.crn.org.uk - Promotes community waste management in the UK
• www.compost.org.uk - The UK's membership organisation that researches and promotes best practice in composting and the uses of composts
• www.wrap.org.uk - WRAP aims to remove barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling, and to create stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products
• www.recyclenow.com - Wrap's public recycling campaign
• www.wastewatch.org.uk - Waste Watch is the leading national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs - waste reduction, reuse and recycling

Industry news

• www.edie.net - Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - news, communications and information service
• www.letsrecycle.com - Waste & recycling industry news and comment
  

Industry representatives

• www.esauk.org - Environmental Services Association, the trade association for the waste industry
• www.ciwm.co.uk - Chartered Institute of Waste Management
• www.iswa.org - International Solid Waste Association
  

Other

• www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk - The British Safety Council
• www.rospa.com - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
• www.euskills.co.uk - Energy and Utility Skills
• www.pswg.org.uk - The Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Waste Group (PSWG)
• www.ukspill.org - UK Spill Association - spillages on land, inland waterways and at sea
• www.cbi.org.uk - Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• www.bitc.org.uk - Business in the Community