Evidence Review to Update Social Amenity Valuation Factors for Waste Crime

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Defra awarded a contract to Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.

for an evidence review to update understanding of the social amenity impacts of waste crime.

The review includes examining how other countries quantify and monetise amenity impacts, engaging internal stakeholders to identify areas of most interest to the Environment Agency, and assessing whether some waste types have larger impacts than others.

The research considers the role of cross-cutting enablers, namely serious organised crime and modern slavery, in contributing to social amenity impacts.

The work is expected to be the foundation for subsequent research to establish economic valuation factors for all material social amenity impacts of waste crime, and the research is documented and explained in an accessible and transparent manner with guidance and insights for conducting the next stage.

The contract value is £47,537.5.