Understanding waste operator information needs

Tender description

The UK Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out its approach to protecting and enhancing our natural environment. The plan commits to consider “…how we will address tracking of chemicals in products to reduce barriers to recycling and reuse whilst preventing a risk from harmful chemicals.” The UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy re-stated this commitment and noted that further detail would be set out in a Chemicals Strategy. Chemicals in products are a recognised concern internationally too. For example, they have been identified as an Emerging Policy Issue under SAICM, and UNEP have launched a Chemicals in Products Programme. , The main aim of the project is to understand how information on substances of concern and substances of interest can be improved and used throughout the waste chain to enable innovation, improvement and investment in the reuse, sorting and treatment of waste. In doing so, this will help support the development of a more resource efficient and circular economy.