PRE-BUDGET REPORT
Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP confirmed in his pre-budget report yesterday that there will be the expected £3 a tonne rise in Landfill Tax to £18 a tonne from April 2005. The Government also stated that it was not convinced of the need for a tax on incineration, and that it would be necessary as a process for residual waste material that is not recycled or composted. Reference was also made to the proposed announcement for the allocation of Defra's £45 million Waste Minimisation and Recycling Challenge fund in the next few weeks.
To view the full "Protecting the Environment" section of the pre-budget report see:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/92C/1C/pbr04_chap07_233.pdf
RESEARCH ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
This latest report presents the findings of a study conducted by Enviros Consulting in conjunction with Economics for the Environment Consultancy (EFTEC) to provide an assessment of the external costs and benefits to health and the environment of waste management options valued in monetary terms.
See: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/research/health/pdf/
costbenefit-valuation.pdf
DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE EXTERNAL COSTS OF LANDFILL AND INCINERATION
Combining the Government's two studies looking at the health and environmental impacts of waste management and the values of these impacts, the following report calculates estimates for the external costs for incineration and landfill.
See: http://www.hmce.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageHome_
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RESPONSES TO THE THIRD CONSULTATION ON WEEE & ROHS
The 225 responses to the DTI's third consultation paper on WEEE and ROHS have been collated and assessed. A National Clearing House was given overwhelming support, but a number of issues surrounding the NCH and in particular collection and recovery proposals still needed to be ironed out.
For the summary and the full assessment of responses, see:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/Executive_Summary_of_responses_
Third_Consultation.pdf
http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/Assessment_of_responses_
Third_Consultation.pdf
NATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE PROJECT GROUP REPORT ON WEEE ALLOCATION
The National Clearing House Project Group is a small stakeholder group convened by DTI during the consultation period. It has published a paper to the DTI on issues associated with allocation of WEEE to producers.
See: http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/NCH_WEEE_Allocation_Report.pdf
PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE: AN UPDATE REPORT
The House of Lords has issued the following report , having sought evidence from the government on what action has been taken to ensure the UK is in place to meet the revised 2008 targets. Assurances were given by the Minister that the targets would be met. To view the evidence provided, visit: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldselect/ldeucom/198/198.pdf
WASTE DATA DIGEST 4
SEPA has published Waste Data Digest 4, the fourth in a series of annual publications which report on data collected by, or on behalf of SEPA concerning waste arisings, recovery and disposal of waste related operational activities in Scotland.
The report can be downloaded from: http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/publications/wds/wdd_4.pdf
MBT: WHAT TO DO WITH THE OUTPUT?
CIWM WORKSHOP 20th JANUARY 2005 - PETERBOROUGH MOATHOUSE
Following the high demand for the first MBT workshop last month, a repeat event will take place on the 20th January in Peterborough.
The workshop will seek to take the MBT discussion forward, focusing on the range of options for the utilisation of MBT outputs, including its use as an alternative fuel, soil conditioner, and its potential contribution to an integrated waste management strategy. The workshop will discuss these options in the context of Local Authority diversion and recycling targets. The event will bring together key experts from the waste management sector to discuss each option in turn.
For further information on this event contact events@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM REGIONAL CENTRE CHRISTMAS EVENTS
Don't forget to book a place for your Regional Centre's Christmas Meeting:
East Anglia
22nd Annual Christmas Luncheon and Open Meeting - Thursday 9th December.
Venue: The Angel Hotel, Bury St Edmunds. For further details please contact Stewart Briggs: SBriggs@bedford.gov.uk
Midlands
Christmas Dinner - Thursday 9th December.
Venue: Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Terrace Suite. For further information please contact: David Williams: david@evanslogistics.com
South West
Christmas Meeting and Lunch - Friday 10th December
Venue: The New Pavilion, Somerset Cricket Ground, Taunton. For further information, please contact Terry March: TMarch@tmcs.info
Scottish
Christmas Lunch - Friday 10th December.
Venue: Hamish Wood Building Glasgow Caledonian University. For further details please contact Mary Harley M.F.Harley@gcal.ac.uk
North West
Christmas Lunch - Friday 10th December.
Venue: Liverpool Football Club, Anfield. For further details please contact: Lawrence Conway: l.conway@southlakeland.gov.uk.
London & Southern Counties
Annual Luncheon - Friday 10th December
Venue: The Marriott Grosvenor Square, London.
For further information please e-mail: richard.bradbury@camden.gov.uk
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
BOOK NOW FOR 2005 TRAINING COURSES!!
13th January ~ Packaging Waste Regulations
19th January ~ PPC for Landfill - Managing the Re-Permitting Process
28th January ~ Special Waste / Hazardous Waste Regulations
25th - 27th January ~ An Introduction to the Management of Wastes
1st February ~ Environmental Management Systems & Environmental Auditing
2nd February ~ Solutions to Contaminated Land
9th - 10th February ~ The Management of Refuse Collection & Kerbside Recycling
For further information on the above training courses or any of the courses within our Training Programme, please visit our web site on www.ciwm.co.uk . You can also email us at training@ciwm.co.uk or call the Training Services 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 current round of courses are detailed below:
Producing Quality Products: Excellence as Standard:
- 20th - 21st January (N Ireland)
Improving Organic Waste Management Operations: Achieving optimum efficiency & quality:
- 13th - 14th January (North), 24th - 25th February (Scotland),
10th - 11th March (Wales)
Building Organic Waste Management Facilities: The right foundation:
- 11th - 12th January (North), 17th - 18th February (Wales)
Successful Compost Marketing: Planning for Profit:
- 18th - 19th January (Midlands), 22nd - 23rd March (South)
Developing Organic Waste Management Strategies: Looking to the future:
- 2nd February (Midlands)
Organic Waste Management for Planners & Regulators: The Complete Picture:
- 11th January (Midlands), 17th March (South)
Improving Organic Waste Management Collection: Optimising Collection Schemes
- 7th (evening) - 8th February (Wales), 15th (evening) - 16th March (Scotland)
For further information and a booking form please contact the CIWM training department on training@ciwm.co.uk or 01604 620426.
