| The
National Resource and Waste Forum (NRWF) was a forum for action
where Government bodies sat alongside representatives
of many other organisations across the public, private and
NGO sectors involved in delivering sustainable waste management.
The Forum came to a close in March 2007. |
| The
National Resource and Waste Forum 2001-2007
The
NRWF was endorsed by Defra, DTI and the Devolved Administrations.
Since its creation in 2001, the NRWF tackled key issues to
enable local authorities and waste service providers to work
together with the local community to deal with waste in a
more sustainable manner. The Forum demonstrated the power
of engaging in good conversations, and went a long way towards
succeeding its aim of building cross-sectoral solutions
and promoting sustainable resource and waste management. |
| Key
achievements
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The establishment of a truly cross-sectoral Forum
where up to 30 members regularly met to discuss key issues.
The stakeholder discussions instigated and steered several
both strategic and practical initatives.
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UK
wide Waste Prevention
Framework outlining the action that can be taken to prevent
waste across the whole chain of waste creation from production
to consumption.
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A practical Household
Waste Prevention Toolkit for local authorities, which
is now being used with success in many local areas.
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Policy research into UK household waste prevention
policy options, which has recently been submitted to the Government.
For
information about these projects, and the catalogue of all
NRWF work see Reports
and Publications. |
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Looking
forward...
The
Forum came to a close in March 2007, concluded by a conference:
Advancing Waste Prevention - Tools
for Change. This conference presented an accumulation of NRWF
project findings, including launching results from the recent Household
Waste Prevention Policy Side Research project for Defra. To
ensure that the process of engagement in the waste sector continues
long after the NRWF achievement, the conference also provided a
platform to explore the recent outputs of cross-sectoral engagement
in this sector, and allow for the continuation of dialogue and conversations
around these topics.
Waste
prevention network?
For
information about a scoping study by Mike Read Associates for a
follow up broad reaching network focussing specifically on waste
prevention, with ambitions to include players from all sectors outside
the usual waste sector stakeholders click here:
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