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Minimising waste

The summary Figure shows the proportion of indicator components for which ‘Minimising waste’ is the primary goal that have been assigned to each assessment category, with the exact number of indicator components shown as a label on the bars.
Of the 10 indicator components for which Minimising Waste is the primary goal, all those with sufficient time-series data to be assessed over the medium and long term (4 and 3 components respectively) showed an improvement over these periods. All 10 indicator components were assessed over the short term. Of these, 5 showed an improvement, one showed little or no change and 4 showed a deterioration.

Summary of assessment results - Minimising waste

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Assessment results - Minimising waste

Indicator component assessed Short term Medium term Long term
C1a Items of litter per 100m of beach, Celtic Seas Improvement Not assessed Not assessed
C1a Items of litter per 100m of beach, Greater North Sea Deterioration Not assessed Not assessed
C1b Percentage of sampled fulmars having more than 0.1 g of plastic in their stomach, UK Improvement Improvement Improvement
C1ci Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Celtic Seas Improvement Not assessed Not assessed
C1ci Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Greater North Sea Deterioration Not assessed Not assessed
J1 Consumption based greenhouse gas emissions in England (total) Improvement Improvement Improvement
J3 Waste from households recycling rates in England Little or no change Not assessed Not assessed
J4 Residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) in England (total) Deterioration Not assessed Not assessed
J6a Illegal waste sites in England (total active sites) Improvement Improvement Improvement
J6b Fly-tipping incidents in England (old methodology) Deterioration Improvement Not assessed
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Potential links - Minimising waste

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Primary goal From Indicator To Indicator Correlation Rationale
Minimising waste C1 Clean seas: marine litter C3 Diverse seas: status of mammals, birds and fish Negative Marine litter can be harmful to wildlife. C1 includes indicator for plastic ingested by fulmars.
Minimising waste J2 Raw material consumption J1 Carbon footprint and consumer buying choices Positive Raw materials are used in the production of goods measured by J1.
Minimising waste J2 Raw material consumption E6 Volume of timber brought to market each year Positive Raw material consumption includes biomass products such as timber.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime B1 Pollution loads entering waters Positive If not handled properly, waste can cause serious pollution of the environment – air, land and water.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime B2 Serious pollution incidents to water Positive If not handled properly, waste can cause serious pollution of the environment – air, land and water.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime C1 Clean seas: marine litter Positive J6 includes fly tipping which could result in marine litter.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime G1 Changes in landscape and waterscape character Negative Fly tipping will influence changes in the public’s perceptions of landscape character and quality, which will become part of the G1 indicator.
Minimising waste G6 Environmental attitudes and behaviours J3 Municipal waste recycling rates Positive G6 will include information on people’s self-reported environmental behaviours, likely including questions on waste.
Minimising waste G6 Environmental attitudes and behaviours J1 Carbon footprint and consumer buying choices Positive G6 will include information on people’s self-reported environmental behaviours, likely including questions on behaviours related to carbon use.
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