Word Acronym Definition
Collection and Packaging Reforms CPR The legislative reforms that encompass pEPR, DRS and Simpler Recycling.
Deposit Return Scheme DRS A planned system whereby people pay a small deposit on drinks bottles which can be reclaimed when the bottle is returned.
Energy from Waste EfW Waste disposal facilities that burn waste and use the resulting heat to generate electricity.
Fees and Payments Calculator FPC The model we are building to calculate LA costs and producer fees.
Household Waste Recycling Centre HWRC Sites where individuals can bring their waste that is not or can not be captured by kerbside recycling, commonly known as tips.
Local Authority LA The organisations that govern local areas and organise waste collection and disposal, examples include 'Camden London Borough Council' or 'Cheltenham Borough Council'.
Local Authority pEPR Costs and Peformance Model LApCaP The model being developed under Module B1 that will output local authority packaging processing costs.
Material Recovery Facilities MRF Waste disposal facilities that take comingled recycling material and sort it into different material types.
Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility pEPR A planned system which will transfer the costs of collecting and disposing of packaging from LAs to producers.
Packaging Producers - The companies that manufacture and/or sell products contained in packaging, for example Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Unilever.
Resources and Waste Evidence R&WE One of the two wider teams that the FPC team sits within, with the other being Extended Producer Responsibility Delivery, see 'Our Team' for more info.
Waste Collection Authority WCA Areas that do not have a unitary authority are governed by two authorities, one of which (usually the district council) is a WCA, which is responsible for collecting waste e.g. kerbside collection, bin lorries, HWRCs and bring sites.
Waste Data Flow WDF A system that LAs report waste information on, primarily waste tonnages, available at www.wastedataflow.org.
Waste Disposal Authority WDA Areas that do not have a unitary authority are governed by two authorities, one of which (usually the county council) is a WDA, which is responsible for disposing of waste e.g. EfWs, MRFs, landfill etc.