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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 />

120

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