Waste not want not - States Assembly
Waste not want not - States Assembly
Waste not want not - States Assembly
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT<br />
Recommendation Benefits/Risks Action to By when Lead dept/ Others Measuring<br />
be taken organisation involved progress<br />
Chapter 6 – Economic<br />
and regulatory<br />
framework<br />
Recommendation 7:<br />
OGC and other<br />
Departments to finalise<br />
central government<br />
targets for the use of<br />
recycled materials. All<br />
Departments to also<br />
have in place a trained<br />
Green Procurement<br />
Officer.<br />
(w)<br />
Benefits: expansion of<br />
markets for recyclates.<br />
Government<br />
departments meet<br />
targets.<br />
Risks: slight increase in<br />
costs until recyclate falls<br />
in price, unless good<br />
economies of scale in<br />
purchase obtained.<br />
OGC and other<br />
Departments to<br />
work through SPG<br />
(taking advice<br />
from WRAP) to set<br />
targets for<br />
purchasing goods<br />
with minimum<br />
recycled content.<br />
Recommend<br />
training for green<br />
procurement<br />
officers. Consider<br />
waste<br />
minimisation<br />
targets for office<br />
waste in the<br />
medium term.<br />
Start now.<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> min<br />
targets by<br />
2006/7<br />
OGC, SPG.<br />
WRAP, other<br />
government<br />
departments<br />
More green goods<br />
procured by<br />
2006/7.<br />
Higher percentages<br />
of waste recycled.<br />
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