WRAP REVEALS RECYCLING CAMPAIGN
WRAP has provided details of the national recycling campaign they are due to launch on the 27 September. The campaign symbol will convey the message of "I love recycling" and a toolkit will be available to allow local authorities and others to take part in a co-ordinated campaign. The symbol and further details of the campaign can be found at the campaign partner's web site.
See www.recyclenowpartners.org.uk
JOINT MSW STRATEGIES AND DIRECTIONS TO WCA'S IN ENGLAND CONSULTATION
DEFRA has issued a consultation on guidance under the Waste and Emissions Trading Act for 2 tier Local Authorities to produce a joint MSW strategy, and authorities that will be exempt from the requirement. Guidance is also provided on provisions to give Waste Disposal Authorities the power to direct Waste Collection Authorities to deliver separately collected waste streams.
See www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/wasteman-wet/index.htm
PROPOSALS TO REQUIRE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
The Government has proposed an amendment to the Environmental Information Regulations to allow the public the right to access environmental information held by public authorities. The amendments would introduce a 20 working day deadline for provision of information and apply to environmental information held by organisations under the control of a public authority; such as a waste contractor.
See www.defra.gov.uk/news/2004/040722d.htm
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY STATEMENT ON SHREDDER RESIDUES
The Environment Agency has issued a position statement on the circumstances under which Shredder residue shall be treated as being either hazardous or non hazardous waste, and accordingly at which class of landfill it should be disposed of. Residues from shredding facilities will be regarded as non hazardous waste where the residues have arisen exclusively from de-polluted End of Life Vehicles (ELV's) and this is demonstrated in a waste transfer note.
See www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/105385/149a._statement_831903.pdf
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE ~ UPDATED GUIDANCE
The Environment Agency has issued updated guidance on the requirements for technical competence at licensed waste facilities. The guidance highlights the changes in awards following the ban on co-disposal at landfill sites and introduces the term hazardous waste as a replacement for special waste.
See www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/103599/tech_comp_jul04_830453.doc
DRAFT SEA GUIDANCE
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in conjunction with the Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland have issued a draft practical guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. The SEA Directive requires an environmental assessment of certain plans and programmes (including those involving waste management) to be undertaken. See www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_planning/documents/page/
odpm_plan_029817.pdf
IPPC AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY REPORT
The Environment Agency has issued a report showing that many companies regulated under the IPPC regime have made significant reductions in waste going to landfill and increased levels of waste recovery
See www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444217/444663/298441/826832/?lang=_e
CIWM HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS SEMINAR
Shortly after the Landfill Directive has brought about an end to the co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste within the same landfill, DEFRA will be releasing a consultation paper to replace the Special Waste Regulations with Hazardous Waste Regulations in England. This will increase the number of wastes classified as hazardous and bring about changes to the way in which the movement, recording, inspection and enforcement of hazardous waste will take place.
These regulations will have implications for all sectors involved in waste management and the CIWM is holding a seminar to examine the consultation document in greater detail and will hear from a DEFRA official, Environment Agency Officers and a range of speakers examining what these changes will mean for their sector. For further information on this event contact events@ciwm.co.uk
LARAC 2004
Raising awareness and increasing participation in recycling schemes. 2-3 November 2004 at the International Centre, Telford. To register or for further information about the conference, please visit www.laracconference.co.uk or email laracconference@emap.com or call 020 7505 6044
EXPORT NEWS
Export leads provided in this section are forwarded from TradeUK, which is the Department of Trade & Industry's Internet based export service for UK companies. It uses the global network of British Embassies and Consulates to source and deliver by e-mail export sales opportunities direct to desktops. The TradeUK website (www.tradeuk.com) also contains an archive database of all the export sales leads, enabling companies to conduct independent searches for export leads for their products and services.
FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: Advice on travel to any country is available on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice website; http://www.fco.gov.uk. If you are planning any business trips abroad you are strongly advised to check the website for the latest update or telephone the FCO on 0870 6060290.
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FINAL CAPPING OF CELL/ CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOSITE LINED ENGINEERED LANDFILL CELL http://www.tradeuk.com/1/plsql/a_s.main?n=96212746&c=75542&s=TradeArea
WASTE AWARENESS CERTIFICATE - Train the Trainer - 24th August 2004
The CIWM has a training initiative designed to make employees 'aware of waste'. If you are interested in becoming a registered trainer, this is the course for you. You will become qualified to run Waste Awareness Certificate courses that enable delegates 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 dates and locations please contact the WAC Team on 01604 620426 or e-mail wac@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
19th August ~ Special Waste / Hazardous Waste Regulations
***Extra course due to increased demand***
7th September ~ Special Waste / Hazardous Waste Regulations
8th - 9th September ~ Practical Management & Control of Landfill Gas
14th September ~ Duty of Care
14th - 16th September ~ An Introduction to the Management of Wastes
21st - 22nd September ~ Practical Aspects of Landfill Gas & Groundwater Monitoring
22nd September ~ Geology, Hydrogeology, Hydrology & Landfill
23rd September ~ Leachate Monitoring
29th - 30th September ~ Legislation for COTC Candidates
Date TBC ~ The Management of Refuse Collection & Kerbside Recycling
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.
WRAP'S NEW ORGANIC TRAINING PROGRAMME
WRAP will be holding a series of new training courses for the composting industry, the first round of course are detailed below:
- Producing Quality Products: Excellence as Standard; 19th and 20th August 2004; West Midlands
- Improving Organic Waste Management Operations: Achieving optimum efficiency and quality; 9th and 10th Sept 2004; Midlands
- Building Organic Waste Management Facilities: The right foundation; 21st and 22nd September 2004; Midlands
- Successful Compost Marketing: Planning for Profit; 17th and 18th August 2004; West Midlands
- Improving organic waste management collection: Optimising collection schemes; 6th (evening start) and 7th Sept 2004; South
- Developing Organic Waste Management Strategies: Looking to the future; 22nd September 2004; South
For further information and an application pack please contact the CIWM training department on training@ciwm.co.uk or 01604 620426.
