PLASTIC BOTTLE COLLECTION UP BY 50%
A UK plastic bottle recycling survey undertaken for WRAP has indicated a 50% increase in plastic bottle collections over the last 2 years. 62% of all Local Authorities now offer collection facilities for plastic bottles and the survey predicts 30,000 tonnes of plastic bottles will be collected each year by 2006. The survey also shows performances of various collection schemes along with their associated costs.
See www.wrap.org.uk/publications/UKPlasticBottle2004.pdf
£21 MILLION FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING IN WALES
The Welsh Assembly Government is to provide an additional £21 million to Local Authorities in Wales in 2004/05 for recycling, re-use and composting schemes. Similar levels of funding have also been promised for the following 2 years, with allocation based upon spending needs derived from the standard spending assessment. See www.wales.gov.uk/news/index.htm
ADDRESSING THE ECONOMICS OF WASTE
The OECD has produced a publication containing 8 papers examining a range economic measures used within waste management. The papers examine waste generation trends, economic analysis of waste policies, landfill and waste taxation, product design and lead and PVC wastes.
See http://www1.oecd.org/publications/e-book/9704031E.PDF
EU COMMUNICATION ON INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS INTO EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION
The European Commission has issues a communication acknowledging the need for those involved in the voluntary production of standards to have a greater awareness of and integrate environmental aspects into their standards. See http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/cnc/2004/com2004_0130en01.pdf
BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR - 22ND APRIL
Few industries will feel the impact associated with the loss in Landfill capacity for hazardous waste greater than those involved in Brownfield development and contaminated land remediation. This CIWM one day seminar will examine the potential pit falls that will be faced by those involved in development, treatment and disposal of contaminated land and will offer advice on the new requirements for the management of contaminated land; including alternative treatment options to disposal in landfill. For more details on this event please contact the events department events@ciwm.co.uk or 01604 620426
NORTH WEST CENTRE NGG MEETING ON THE WEEE DIRECTIVE
The above meeting will be held on Wednesday 17th March at Partnership for Learning, South Road, off Speke Boulevard, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 9PZ. There will be speakers from DEFRA, Urban Mines, M Baker Recycling and Oldham MBC. For further details contact Jenny Watts j.watts@rotundaenvironmental.com
ET 2004
The CIWM will be co-hosting a waste information point with the ESA at this year's ET exhibition, taking place from the 30th March - 1st April at the NEC, Birmingham. A number of free seminars will take place including one on hazardous waste at the waste information point, while other seminars will take place throughout the exhibition. Along side ET this year will see associated exhibitions on contaminated land and landfill. For more information on the exhibition and associated seminars see www.et-expo.co.uk
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR COST-EFFICIENT LANDFILL COMPLIANCE SEMINAR
BRE will be holding a one day conference on the 20th April 2004 in Watford examining, through the use of case studies, recent developments in treatment of landfill leachates, contaminated surface waters and landfill gas. The event is being co-sponsored by the CIWM and members will receive a discount on the booking fee. For more details see www.bre.co.uk/events or contact events@bre.co.uk
FREE SEMINAR ON THE CHALLENGES OF PREVENTING FLY TIPPING
BRE, CIWM, Environment Agency and Rethinking Construction are holding a free seminar on 30th March 2004 at the BRE headquarters in Watford. The event will focus on the cost, enforcement and possible solutions to reduce fly tipping, and brings together key players in the industry - manufacturers, clients and providers of new technology. Contact bush@bre.co.uk /tel.01923664377 for more information
WASTE AWARENESS CERTIFICATE
The CIWM has launched a training initiative designed to make employees 'aware of waste'. By attending this short five-hour training course employees will be able to: understand what is waste, reduce, re-use, and recycle waste, know about disposal routes for remaining waste, deal with waste safely, know the legal responsibilities for waste, identify sources of help for those difficult waste questions. For further information on this please contact the WAC Team on 01604 620426 or e-mail wac@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM & ESA Training
Introduction to Waste Legislation ~ 17th March
Packaging Waste Regulations ~ 23rd March
Evaluating Strategic Options to Meet Statutory Recycling Targets ~ 1st April
Solutions for Contaminated Land ~ 1st April
Environmental Management systems & Environmental Auditing ~ 21st April
Customer Care ~ 22nd April
Managing the Media - 27th April
Practical Aspects of Landfill Gas & Groundwater Monitoring - 28th & 29th April
For further information on the above training courses, please visit our web site on www.ciwm.co.uk
You can also email us at training@ciwm.co.uk or call the training department on 01604 620426.
