WRATE Launched to Help Waste Strategy

23/04/2007

The Environment Agency launched on 2 April Waste & Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment (WRATE) a software package that local authorities can use to perform a life cycle analysis on various household waste management collection storage transport treatment and recycling processes. The software allows users to compare environmental impacts such as when deciding whether to incinerate 20000 tonnes locally or to transport them 100 miles for composting.