Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Landfills in the United Kingdom, Waste legislation in the United Kingdom, Waste management in London, Private finance initiative, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, Landfill in the United Kingdom, Bawtry gasworks contamination, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Renewables Obligation, Edmonton Incinerator, Landfill tax, National Waste Strategy, Nantmel Landfill Site, New Technologies Demonstrator Programme, Producer Responsibility Obligations Regulations 2007, Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme, Belvedere Incinerator, Packaging Recovery Note, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, Waste disposal authorities in London, Waste Management Licensing Regulations, SELCHP, Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition, Calvert, Buckinghamshire, Mucking Marshes Landfill, Animal By-Products Regulations, Environment Agency Wales, Fly-tipping, Quality Protocol, Frog Island, London, Waste Incineration Directive, Dogs Act 1996, Avondale Landfill, BSI PAS 100, Walbrook Wharf, Environment Act 1995, Greengairs Landfill, Waste Implementation Programme, PPS 10, Sixfields, Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. Excerpt: The private finance initiative (PFI) is a way of creating "public-private partnerships" (PPPs) by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital. Developed initially by the Australian and United Kingdom governments, PFI and its variants have now been adopted in many countries as part of the wider neo-liberal programme of privatisation and financialisation driven by an increased need for accountability and efficiency for public spending, national governments, and international bodies such as the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank. PFI has been controversial in the UK; despite some high-profile problems with specific projects, the National Audit...