HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE REVIEW
Following the EU strategy for waste prevention and recycling, a number of existing EU waste legislation are being reviewed. The 1991 Hazardous Waste Directive is the latest to see a consultation on its review to determine whether its provisions have been adequately covered by other EU waste legislation.
See http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/hazardous/hazardous_consult.htm
LANDFILL GAS GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
The final documents in the Environment Agency/SEPA series of landfill gas guidance are now available on the Agency website. The 7 guidance notes include the document entitled guidance on managing landfill gas, which provides an overview of the series of monitoring trace components, monitoring enclosed landfill gas flares, monitoring surface emissions, monitoring landfill gas engine emissions, landfill gas flaring and gas treatment technologies for landfill gas engines.
See
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444217/444663/landfill/477943/?version=1&lang=_e
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - BOARD POSITIONS
The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is seeking Environment Agency board members. Knowledge and experience in one area of the Agency's work is required along with a number of other skills.
See www.spa-uk.com/content_static/splash.asp
COMING TO A LANDFILL SITE (NOT) NEAR YOU SOON - Hazardous Waste and Waste Acceptance Criteria seminar - Cardiff - 26th January 2005
The CIWM is holding a 1 day seminar which will hear feedback from the recent Hazardous Waste Regulations consultation and what requirements future Hazardous waste legislation and Waste Acceptance Criteria will have upon waste producers, Waste Management operators, and Local Authorities. The event to be held in Cardiff will also hear a key note speech from Carwyn Jones, Welsh Assembly Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside on the strategy for dealing with hazardous waste within Wales.
For further details of the event contact events@ciwm.co.uk or visit the CIWM web sites at www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/39
PLANNING TO GET BETTER A CIWM seminar - Waste Planning Guidance Review - 8th (London) and 22nd (North) February 8th 2005
It's crucial that the waste and resource management sectors get the planning system needed to allow the next generation of facilities to be built. Landfill - dominated strategies are a thing of the past - now we need different solutions to re-use, recycle and recover to the max. This will involve more sites (maybe 5 to 10 for each landfill we do without), different technologies and locations closer to where the waste is being produced. The planning system has to be fit to deliver this new world in time.
This seminar will help practitioners to hear what's proposed and to have their say. It will help shape this industry for the next 20 years. If you have a stake in this future - you should be there.
Contact events@ciwm.co.uk for further details
WASTE STRATEGY REVIEW - BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS
London 2nd March 2005
The CIWM waste strategy review conference will stimulate ideas on the work of DEFRA, the strategy review and devolved strategies. The program will include the launch of the CIWM's 'lessons learned' report, looking at the progress on waste strategy 2000 and those of the devolved governments along with debate about barriers, solutions and outcomes of the strategy review due to take place this year.
Contact events@ciwm.co.uk for further details
CIWM CENTRE MEETINGS
NORTH WESSEX NEW GENERATION GROUP - WASTE LAW SEMINAR
25h January 2005, at the Create Centre, Bristol, In Lecture Theatre, 1pm.
The meeting will focus on the WEEE directive, outlining the main requirements and how the Government is proposing to implement the directive and the possible role for the Agency
Contact: Jan Hester Tel: 01392 - 442159 E-mail: jan.hester@environment-agency.gov.uk
LONDON &SC CENTRE OPEN MEETINGS
Composting Open Meeting at the London Borough of Hillingdon on Friday 28th January 2005.
Health and Safety in Wastes Management, Friday 18TH February 2005 at the London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, Holloway Road, London.
For further details contact richard.bradbury@camden.gov.uk or view the agendas at www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/124
ESA PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
The Environmental Services Association will be holding a conference entitled: What future for waste management on the 21st February at the house of commons. For further details contact Diane Young on 020 7591 3205 or d-young@esauk.org
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
BOOK NOW FOR 2005 TRAINING COURSES!!
25th - 27th January ~ An Introduction to the Management of Wastes
1st February ~ Environmental Management Systems & Environmental Auditing
2nd February ~ Solutions to Contaminated Land
8th February ~ Duty of Care
9th - 10th February ~ The Management of Refuse Collection & Kerbside Recycling
15th - 16th February ~ Practical Management & Control of Landfill Gas
23rd February ~ Leachate Monitoring
24th February ~ Geology, Hydrogeology, Hydrology & Landfill
4th March ~ Special Waste / Hazardous Waste Regulations (new date due to demand)
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:
Improving Organic Waste Management Operations: Achieving optimum efficiency & quality:
- 24th - 25th February (Scotland), 10th - 11th March (Wales)
Building Organic Waste Management Facilities: The right foundation:
- 8th - 9th February (Preston), 1st - 2nd March (Wales)
Successful Compost Marketing: Planning for Profit:
- 18th - 19th January (Cannock), 22nd - 23rd March (South)
Developing Organic Waste Management Strategies: Looking to the future:
- 2nd February (Market Bosworth, Warwickshire)
Organic Waste Management for Planners & Regulators: The Complete Picture:
- 17th March (South)
Improving Organic Waste Management Collection: Optimising Collection Schemes
- 7th (evening) - 8th February (Newport, 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.
WRAP are to pilot a revised version of their advanced level course for experienced (3 years plus) recycling managers. The programme covering collections, communications, contracts and organics collection or waste minimisation. Attendance is limited and for more details and to be put on a holding list contact Kelly Dawe at kelly.dawe@wrap.org.uk or on 01295 819655 to be placed on a holding list.
