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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 155
A6 Glossary, acronyms and key players
Glossary
Advanced waste technologies such as anaerobic digestion, gasification
and pyrolysis. Such technologies may require pre-treatment technologies
such as Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) to prepare the waste.
In the Climate Change Action Plan they are referred to as nonincineration
technologies.
Anaerobic Digestion This is the biological degradation of organics in the
absence of oxygen, producing biogas (typical composition of 65 per cent
methane and 35 per cent carbon dioxide) and residue (digestate) suitable
for use as a soil improver.
Best Value Government programme to seek continuous improvement in
service quality in the way in which authorities exercise their functions.
Biodegradable waste is defined in Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the
landfill of waste as meaning any waste that is capable of undergoing
anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as organic kitchen and green
garden waste, and paper and paperboard.
Biomass is the total dry organic matter or stored energy of plant matter.
As a fuel it includes energy crops and sewage as well as forestry and
agricultural residues.
Brownfield land Both land and premises are included in this term, which
refers to a site that has previously been used or developed and is not
currently fully in use, although it may be partially occupied or utilised. It
may also be vacant, derelict or contaminated. This excludes open spaces
and land where the remains of previous use have blended into the
landscape, or have been overtaken by nature conservation value or
amenity use and cannot be regarded as requiring development.
Business Improvement Districts This concept was originally developed
in the USA for increasing investment within defined areas of a city such as
town centres. This is achieved through changes to local taxation, based on
a supplementary rate levied on businesses within that defined area.
Business waste Refers to commercial, industrial, construction,
demolition, excavation and hazardous waste.
Buy Recycled Collecting materials for recycling is only the first step in
the recycling process. Once the material has been collected, sorted and
sent to reprocessors, it is then recycled into new products. Making a
conscious effort to seek out and buy products made from recycled
materials is essential. The future of recycling ultimately depends on there
being a market for the materials collected.
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring gas comprising 0.04 per cent of
the atmosphere. The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide fixed