Useful Links

• Farm waste related events and activities
• Further Sources of information
• Partners
• Schemes outside the UK

1. Farm waste related events and activities

   
   
   • Environment Sensitive Farming. Workshops, meetings, and farm walks
     Defra funded programme providing practical advise to farmers and growers on various aspects of minimising the risk of diffuse pollution in the countryside
     http://www.environmentsensitivefarming.co.uk/
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2. Further Sources of information

   
   
   • Agricultural Waste Stakeholders Forum (AWSF)
     Background, minutes and papers from the AWSF
     http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/agforum/index.htm


• Defra
  Information regarding the Farm Plastics Collection and Recovery Programme, along with minutes of Project Management Board meetings
  http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/agforum/subgroups/farmplastics/index.htm


• Environment Agency
  Further information about agricultural waste regulations and provision of guidance notes
  http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444304/1224648/660279/241420/


• NetRegs
  Plain language guidance for businesses on environmental legislation and how to comply with it.
  http://www.netregs.gov.uk/


• WasteRecyling Directory
  Information on how to responsibly dispose of waste products. Includes an online directory of waste sites.
  http://www.wasterecycling.org.uk


• National Farmers Union
  Broad source of information from the NFU.
  http://www.nfu.org.uk
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3. Partners

   
   
   • ADAS
     The UK’s largest provider of environmental and land based solutions and policy advice.
     http://www.adas.co.uk


• CIWM (EB)
  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Environmental Body - the delivery body for the AWP Programme.
  http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/66


• Valpak
  The UK’s largest Producer Responsibility scheme, meeting the obligations of 3,000 UK businesses under the Packaging Waste Regulations.
  http://www.valpak.co.uk
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4. Schemes outside the UK

   
   
   • Australian scheme
     drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of empty, cleaned, non-returnable crop production and on-farm animal health chemical containers
     http://www.drummuster.com.au/


• Ireland scheme
  Scheme run by the Irish Farm Films Producers Group Ltd (IFFPG Ltd)
  http://www.farmplastics.ie
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