The Government Office for London (GOL) hosts the Regional Strategic Advisory Forum (RSAF) on waste which aims to help improve communication between Government and local stakeholders. Representatives of key waste stakeholders meet on a quarterly basis and the forum plays a role in facilitating regional networking on waste issues.

Additionally, Defra’s Waste Implementation Programme (WIP), Local Authority Support Unit (LASU) has provided £150,000 from their Regional Strategic Fund (RSF) since 2004 which has been allocated by the RSAF to a wide range of projects aimed at driving up local authority performance on recycling. Reports about the implementation of all RSAF projects can be downloaded below.

In 2006/07 the Forum has a £30,000 budget from Defra's WIP LASU fund, to directly or indirectly support the work of local authorities in meeting their statutory targets. Projects should add value across the region and across a range of stakeholders.

View all the reports funded through the following links, for 2006/07 projects click here, for 2004/05 and 2005/06 projects click here.

Hannah Edwards: Hannah.Edwards@gol.gsi.gov.uk

For minutes of London’s RSAF please go to the GOL website at:
http://www.gos.gov.uk/gol/Environment_rural/Waste/Sustaiablewastemanagement/London_regional_advisory

Projects delivered by the other regions using the RSAF can be found at:
http://lasupport.defra.gov.uk

The RSAF comprises of representatives from:
GOL, the Greater London Authority (GLA), Association of London Government (ALG), London Remade, London Waste Action, London Community Recycling Network, Association of London Cleansing Officers (ALCO), London Recycling Officers Group (LROG), London Development Agency (LDA), Defra, the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management and representatives from Unitary Authorities and Joint Waste Disposal Authorities (JWDAs).