Legislation

Local Recycling Global Responsibility

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

1. ACTIVE: Waste which will degrade or decompose eg: food, packaging, timber.
2. DGSA: Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
3. DEFRA: Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4. EA: Environment Agency
5. EPA: Environmental Protection Act
6. EWC: European Waste Catalogue
7. EUROCART: Wheelie Bin
8. FEL: Front End Loader
9. INERT: Waste which will not degrade or decompose eg: brick rubble, hardcore, soil.
10. MRF: Materials Reclamation Facility or Materials Recycling Factory
11. REL: Rear End Loader
12. RHA: Road Haulage Association
13. W.E.E.E. DIRECTIVE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive