Defra has outlined a new waste and resource evidence programme to help the industry to deliver the Government’s ‘ambitious’ waste policies.

The Waste and Resources Evidence Strategy 2007-2011, which will summarise key areas to be researched and for evidence to be sought, will inform the delivery of the government’s Waste Strategy for England 2007, which was published in May and set out priorities on waste prevention, minimization, recycling, recovery and energy production.

The programme, which is the second Defra waste and resources research programme, will address areas including the environmental impacts of biodegradable and degradable packaging, how best to measure the carbon impacts of waste prevention and management, and whether there is a link between waste behaviour and age, income or other social factors.

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