Abbreviations

AEE	Assessment of Environmental Effects
APEC	Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
CBA	Cost-Benefit Analysis
CCC	Christchurch City Council
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
ERRA	European Recovery & Recycling Association
G8	Summit 8
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GIS	Geographic Information System
HWAS	Hazardous Waste Advisory Service
IEM	Integrated Environmental Management
IMF	International Monetary Fund
ISWA	International Solid Waste Association
IUCN	International Union for the Conservation of Nature
LCA	Life Cycle Assessment
LGA	Local Government Act 1974
MfE	Ministry for the Environment
NIMBY	"Not in My Back Yard" Syndrome
NMV	Non-Market Valuation
OECD	Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development
PCE	Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
PET	Polyethylene terephthalate (Plastics)
PVC	Poly vinyl chloride (Plastics)
RMA	Resource Management Act 1991
RMF	Recovered Materials Foundation
SER	State of the Environment Report
SIA	Social Impact Assessment
SPREP	South Pacific Region Environmental Programme
TCA	Total Cost Assessment
TCM	Total Cost Management
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
WMU	Christchurch City Council Waste Management Unit
WTO	World Trade Organisation
WWF	World-Wide Fund for Nature