CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT CIWM
TECHNICAL OFFICER - Based in Northampton - The CIWM are looking for a suitably qualified person to join the Technical Team. The role involves providing technical and administrative support to members, staff, committees and working groups, dealing with technical enquiries, undertaking research and report writing.
Salary £15,000 - £18,000
For full details see www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1848
FINAL LIMITS SET ON WASTE TO LANDFILL
Local authorities across England have been set limits on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites in advance of the commencement of the LATS on 1st April.
A list showing each waste disposal authority's allocation of landfill allowances is available on the Defra website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/localauth/lats/pdf/tableb-latsallocat%20.pdf
RESULTS OF ANNUAL LITTER SURVEY
ENCAMS have released their Local Environmental Quality Survey of England 2003/2004. For the first time in years the survey shows improvements in aspects of local environmental quality,
with 44% of areas deemed Good or Satisfactory, while just 4% were rated as Poor. Regionally, the most pristine place to live was the East of England, which finished some nine points ahead of its nearest rival, the South East.
For the full report see: http://www.encams.org.uk/information/publications/research/LEQSEreport1.pdf
VARIATIONS IN THE COMPOSITION OF HOUSEHOLD COLLECTED WASTE
The report assesses variations in the composition of household collected waste due to both type of property and ethnic nature of the household, and concludes that whilst there are significant differences in arisings between houses and flats, there is little difference in arisings between Asian, Black and White communities.
The project was funded by EB Nationwide (shanks first fund), with third party support from the Greater London Authority and Bedfordshire County Council.
The report, together with a model, is available at http://www.netcen.co.uk/html/waste_audits.htm
SCOTLAND REPORTS AN INCREASE IN MUNICIPAL WASTE RECYCLING
New figures published by the Accounts Commission show that in 2003/04 Scotland recycled or composted 12.3 per cent of its municipal waste. This compares to the previous year's figure of 9.6 per cent.
See: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/news/Press%20releases/2005/environmentregulatory0304.pdf
£100 MILLION PFI CONTRACT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER WASTE
Greater Manchester Waste has secured £100 million to help increase recycling rates and reduce the growth in waste production. The project is expected to boost recycling and composting to over 50 per cent by 2020 and divert 32,660,000 tonnes of municipal waste away from landfill sites.
See: http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2005/050128d.htm
NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCILS GIVEN £10 MILLION TO REDUCE WASTE
All 26 councils in Northern Ireland will benefit from a share of the grant to assist with the implementation of their Waste Management Plans.
See: http://www.nics.gov.uk/press/env/050128d-env.htm
HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS - INTERIM GUIDANCE ON PREMISES
New guidance has been issued in draft to explain the proposed requirements for premises notification. It is intended that the provisions in the Hazardous Waste Regulations that relate to premises notification will take effect from early April 2005. to ensure that the movement and disposal of hazardous waste can continue smoothly from 16 July.
See http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/special/pdf/
hwr-notifguidance.pdf
HAZARDOUS WASTE DEBATE
UK MPs held a debate in Westminster Hall on 2nd February on the subject of Hazardous Waste.
The verbatim account of the debate can be found on the following website: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050202/halltext/
50202h03.htm#50202h03_head0
SUBSTITUE FUEL PROTOCOL
The Environment Agency has published its revised protocol for the burning of substitute fuels in cement and lime kilns in England and Wales. The revised protocol sets out guidance on the procedures to be followed and the considerations to be given to the use of substitute fuels in cement and lime manufacturing. It came into force on the 1st February 2005.
See: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444304/444385/652896/131881/?lang=_e
REPORT ON PROMOTING BIOMASS IN SCOTLAND
The Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland (FREDS) have published a report focusing on wood fuel for the generation of electricity and combined heat and power. The report concludes that the biomass industry in Scotland has the potential to supply as much as 450MW from the wood fuel resource.
The report can be downloaded from: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/enterprise/pabtis.pdf
CALL FOR PAPERS: ISWA 2005 CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION
6-10TH NOVEMBER 2005 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
ISWA invites you to submit an abstract for review by the Scientific Committee
See: http://www.iswa2005.ars.org.ar/inicio2_e.htm
CIWM CENTRE MEETINGS
LONDON & SC CENTRE OPEN MEETING - HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WASTES MANAGEMENT
The above meeting will be held on 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
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND CENTRE SPRING MEETING - HAZARDOUS WASTE IN IRELAND
The above meeting will be held on Wednesday 23rd February at the City West Hotel, Dublin and will include a site visit to Cara Waste Management's Hazardous Waste Transfer Station. For further details contact mark.heesom@greenstar.ie
MIDLANDS CENTRE OPEN MEETING
The above meeting will be held at Conkers, Ashby de la Zouch which is just off the M42/A42 on Thursday February 24th (evening). The meeting will examine PPC and Waste Strategy, including a paper on Waste Treatment options for the West Midlands and on treatment technologies to deliver a waste strategy. PPC presentations will include an Environment Agency overview of the re-permitting process to date and identify some lessons learned, and a speaker from SITA who will review the process from the operator's perspective. For further details contact, David Williams david@evanslogistics.com
BLUEPRINT FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT 2005 - CIWM NORTHERN IRELAND CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
The above event will be held on 6th& 7th April at The City Hotel, Armagh. As well as a two day conference programme the event will include Northern Ireland's largest display of waste management services and equipment. For more information on how to register for the conference or to book exhibition space (internal and external) contact Raymond Martin, CIWM Regional Development Officer raymond.martin@ciwm.co.uk
PLANNING TO GET BETTER
A CIWM seminar - Waste Planning Guidance Review - (Leeds) 22nd February 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 programme 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 a debate about barriers, solutions and outcomes of the strategy review due to take place this year.
Contact events@ciwm.co.uk for further details
ARE YOU READY FOR A VISIT - HEALTH AND SAFETY BRIEFING SESSION
March 22nd (North)
The Collection, Recycling and Environmental Cleansing Special Interest Group are holding a briefing session in mid March on health and safety. The session will cover aspects of drug related litter and how to handle this material safely, what the HSE are looking for from the waste management industry and management systems in place for collection. The event will also include the handling of hazardous wastes at HWRCs safely and learning lessons from a fatality.
Contact events@ciwm.co.uk for more details
BIOWASTE DIGESTING THE ALTERNATIVES 11th March, (Birmingham)
The Composting Association will be holding a one day conference to assist in the development of a greater understanding of sustainable organic waste management. The programme will examine the opportunities that Anaerobic Digestion and enclosed composting present for the treatment of animal by-products and catering wastes in the UK,. along with a comprehensive overview of the various systems that are in operation, with examples of their success across Europe.
See http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1863 or contact events@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
BOOK NOW FOR 2005 TRAINING COURSES!!
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:
22nd - 23rd March (South)
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.
