United Kingdom

Government

The Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP) aims to remove barriers to waste minimisation, reuse and recycling and to create stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products. WRAP is a national programme for England, Wales and Scotland concentrating on commercial, industrial and municipal waste.

http://www.wrap.org.uk

Non-profit

England

The Community Recycling Network (CRN) exists to promote community waste management in the UK - both as an effective way of tackling Britain’s growing waste problem and as a way to build the social economy. The CRN has a rapidly growing membership of over 300, most of whom are community-based recycling schemes. The CRN provides umbrella services, support for local groups and a national voice for community recyclers.

http://www.crn.org.uk/

Residua - home of Warmer Bulletin and the Resource Recovery Forum. Offers information on municipal waste management, minimisation, re-use, recycling, composting, energy recovery and final landfill disposal

http://www.wrfound.org.uk/  

LetsRecycle.com is a site designed to provide the latests recycling and waste management news from industry and local government.

http://www.letsrecycle.com/  

Waste Watch is the national organisation in the United Kingdom that educates, informs and raises awareness on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Waste Watch provides educational projects, information, consultancy, publications and training events, campaigning and advocacy for all sectors.

http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/  

Waste On-Line - This website provides information and reports on a large variety of waste issues collected from many different UK and European sources, in an easily accessible and searchable format. Waste Watch, the National Waste Awareness Initiative and The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management are working together, providing information to help you generate the knowledge.

http://www.wasteonline.org.uk  

The Centre for Sustainable Design facilitates discussion and research about eco-design and environmental, economic, ethical and social (e3s) considerations in product and service development and design. This is achieved through training and education, research, seminars, workshops, conferences, consultancy, publications and Internet. The Centre also acts as an information clearing house and a focus for innovative thinking on sustainable products and services.

http://www.cfsd.org.uk/    

Friends of the Earth (FoE) is the largest international network of environmental groups in the world, represented in 68 countries and one of the leading environmental pressure groups in the UK.

http://www.foe.org.uk  

London Remade is a partnership comprising the business community, London Boroughs and regional government, the waste management industry and the not for profit sector. Our aim is to revolutionise the way the Capital manages its waste through a programme designed to develop and diversify markets for recycled materials. The Mayor's Green Procurement Code aims to stimulate demand for recycled products and is a key element of the overall London Remade programme.

www.londonremade.com, www.capitalwastefacts.com

Recycling Household Items Rag-and-bone a way of recycling large or bulky items that have no longer need and are too good to simply throw. It?s provides an economical and effortless way to recycle unwanted, but still usable or repairable, household items.

http://www.rag-and-bone.co.uk/

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http://www.ukhouseclearance.com

Wales

Cylch (Wales CRN) is a membership network that aims to promote sustainable waste management in Wales through education and practical action. Cylch believes that the future of recycling in Wales lies in creating a partnership between Local Authorities, Community Recycling Organisations and other community agencies to carry out new, 21st century waste management practices.

http://www.cylch.org.uk/  

Scotland

The Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRN:S) was established during 2002 and over 60 organisations have joined. The launch of the newsletter, Towards Zero, highlights the work of the community sector across Scotland towards achieving Zero Waste.

http://www.towardszero.com  

Waste Aware Scotland is a national campaign set up by the Scottish Waste Awareness Group in 2000 to change public attitudes towards household waste.

http://www.wascot.org.uk  

The Sustainable Communities Initiative is a voluntary organisation working to promote and demonstrate sustainable living, raise awareness of the need to minimise waste and enhance community participation in sustainability projects.

http://www.sci-scotland.org.uk