WASTE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE REWARD GRANT CONSULTATION
DEFRA has issued a consultation of a waste management performance grant that will replace the waste minimisation and recycling fund to provide incentives for Local Authorities to improve waste management performance. £45 million will be available in 2005/06, rising to £90 million in subsequent years. The consultation seeks views on the schemes design, criteria for rewarding Authorities, distribution between different Authority types and pump priming projects. See www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/wasteman-reward/index.htm
SAFER SPECIAL WASTE WORKSHOP
The CIWM will be holding a workshop in Glasgow on the 30th January to discuss the implications of the proposed amendments to the Scottish Special waste regime. The event will discuss the proposed amendments and look at their implications for waste producers, the waste industry and local authorities. There will also be the opportunity to discuss issues directly with representatives of SEPA and the Scottish Executive. The event will also look at implications of cross border movement of hazardous waste, where different legislation is likely to apply. For more details contact events@ciwm.co.uk
CONTRACTS WORKING GROUP
The CIWM contracts working group are looking for willing participants to assist in the task of producing standard conditions of contract and standard specification. If you have local authority or private sector experience in this area and would be willing to be considered please contact Tina Benfield via tina.benfield@ciwm.co.uk
REAL NAPPY WEEK WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 29 MARCH TO 4 APRIL 2004
Now in its 8th year, the event is co-ordinated by the Women's Environmental Network (WEN) and involves local activities organised all over the UK to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of nappies and the convenience of modern cloth nappies and laundry services. For further information contact Elizabeth Hartigan or Liz Sutton at WEN on 020 7481 9004, email nappies@wen.org.uk or visit the website www.wen.org.uk
PEEL PEOPLE'S CUP - LANDFILL AWARD 2004
This prestigious award is available for competition each year and is presented to the landfill site operating team, which is judged to be the best in each year. The criteria for judging is based on: how the site is supervised; operational features; the way the operating team works; staff welfare; safety; information techniques; local acceptability; environmental impact and aesthetics; plant maintenance and general impression.
For an application form please contact: Linda Peacock, Education & Training Officer, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, 9 Saxon Court, St. Peter's Gardens, Northampton NN1 1SX, tel: +44(0) 1604 620426 or e-mail: linda.peacock@ciwm.co.uk
THE JAMES SUMNER AWARD 2004
The James Sumner Award consists of a bursary of up to £1000, is available to finance the expenses of a Graduate Member or Student Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, who was under 30 years of age on the 1st January 2004, to enable them to attend a major international conference connected with wastes management or closely related topics. Applications can be obtained from the Education & Training Department, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, 9 Saxon Court, St. Peter's Gardens, Northampton NN1 1SX, tel: +44(0) 1604 620426 or e-mail: linda.peacock@ciwm.co.uk.
JC DAWES BURSARY 2004
The JC Dawes Award, which consists of a bursary of up to £2000, is available to finance the travelling and subsistence of a Member or Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, to enable them to embark on a programme of research or study in a wastes management or closely related topic, in a country other than the one in which they reside or work. Entrants must be 30 years of age or over on 1st January 2004,
For an application form please contact the Education & Training Department, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, 9 Saxon Court, St. Peter's Gardens, Northampton NN1 1SX, Tel: +44(0) 1604 620426 or e-mail: linda.peacock@ciwm.co.uk
