GUIDANCE ON WASTE PLANNING
The Department of Communities and Local Government has published a companion guide for Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management. The guide provides practical advice and examples of current practice, which is aimed at helping planning authorities and developers.
See:http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/751/PlanningforSustainableWaste
ManagementACompanionGuidetoPlanningPolicyStatement10_id1500751.pdf
HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDANCE: WASTE AND RECYCLING VEHICLES IN STREET COLLECTION
The Health and Safety Executive and the Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) have produced a best practice guide to help remove or reduce the risk of injury caused by waste/recycling collection vehicles operating in the street.
See: http://hse.gov.uk/waste/streetcollection.pdf
LASU UPDATE ON WASTE TOOLKITS, CASE STUDIES AND MODELS
Defra Local Authority Support Unit have issued an updated CD-ROM on current support provided to the waste sector this week. If you would like a copy please contact Geen.Bhuniya@defra.gsi.gov.uk who will be happy to send you one. You must include your mailing address.
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
The Sustainable Procurement Taskforce has launched its National Action Plan –“Procuring the Future”. The Action Plan highlights the need for the Government to lead by example, communicate clear priorities, capture opportunities, raise standards and reduce barriers in order to drive sustainable procurement forward.
See: http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/procurement-action-plan/documents/full-document.pdf
TARGETS FOR SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Alongside the Action Plan, Government has pledged new targets for sustainable operations on the government estate. Targets include, government departments reducing their waste arisings by 25%, relative to 2004/05 levels and increasing their recycling rate by 75% of their waste over the same period,
See: http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/government/estates/documents/
june-2006-targets.pdf
PAPER AND CARDBOARD – RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL?
The European Environment Agency has produced a report reviewing existing environmental and economic studies covering alternative recovery and disposal
options for waste paper and cardboard.
See: http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2006_5/en/technical_report_5_
2006.pdf
FOUNDATION DEGREE EVENT
Energy and Utility Skills are holding a free Foundation Degree (FdSc) in waste management event on the 30th June at their offices in Solihull (10:30-3:00) to raise awareness of the qualification and its advantages, and explore how it could benefit employers. For more information please contact ian.swann@euskills.co.uk
DEFRA WIP EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMME: ON-LINE SURVEY
Defra is undertaking a second annual on-line survey to support work on the development of materials for a new Masters module and two VRQs (in advanced waste management technologies and principles of sustainable waste management), as part
of the New Technologies strand of the Waste Implementation Programme.
See www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=627222186734
UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT MISSIONS
The Environmental Industries Sector Unit is part of the government unit UK Trade & Investment which has responsibility for promoting the UK Environmental Industry
Sector overseas. UK trade & Investment are holding a series of waste and waste
related missions/seminars throughout the world. See www.ciwm.co.uk/mediastore/FILES/12755.doc for further details or contact Liselot Eckhardt e-mail: liselot.eckhardt@pera.com tel: +44 (0) 1664 480 076
CIWM CENTRE MEETINGS
SOUTH WEST CENTRE - ICE Municipal Waste Recovery Seminar
Thursday 29th June 2006 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. The event is organised by The Institution of Civil Engineers Municipal Division. Click here for details www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/146
CYMRU WALES CENTRE – OPEN MEETING
The Modern Waste Management Agenda and Links to the Health of the Population and Workforce. Friday 14th July at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Including presentations from the HSE and National Public Health Service. For further information, e-mail celine.anouilh@ciwm.co.uk or call 02920210710 or visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/164
NORTH WEST CENTRE – NGG SITE VISIT
28th June 2006 at Biffa’s Risley Landfill Site Soil Treatment Facility. For further details visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1350 or contact claire.nicoll@ciwm.co.uk
NORTH WEST CENTRE – OPEN MEETING
30th June 2006 “Understanding and Tackling the Problems of Waste Crime. The event will take place at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester. Visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1350 or contact claire.nicoll@ciwm.co.uk for further
details.
NORTH WEST CENTRE – NGG SITE VISIT
11th July 2006 at M Baker Recycling, St Helens. Visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/
pma/1350 or contact claire.nicoll@ciwm.co.uk for further details.
NORTH EAST – NGG SITE VISIT
Will take place on Monday 26th June 2006 at Welbeck Landfill Site, Wakefield. For further details visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1504 or contact mike.hibbert@ciwm.co.uk
NORTH EAST – OPEN MEETING
Thursday 20th July 2006 at Londonderry Garage, Londonderry, Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The programme will focus upon “Needle stick injuries” Ergonomics of kerbside collection containers” Training for recycling operatives “A very brief history of SAFED and FER” and “VOSA vehicle issues” The meeting will take place in conjunction with the Northern Waste & Load Handling Exhibition at Londonderry Garage which will
be happening on both the 19th & 20th July 2006. Visit http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1504 for full details or contact mike.hibbert@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM EVENT
ENERGY FROM WASTE SEMINAR - PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
5th & 6th September 2006 ~ London
For the full programme and to register go to: http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2349
For further details contact events@ciwm.co.uk or 01604 620426
NON CIWM EVENTS
BEACON COUNCIL LEARNING EXCHANGES
Beacon Councils for waste and recycling share experiences – 28th June and 12th July
See www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?wax=rh_rl_1_0&pageId=4712880
WASTE AND RESOURCES IN THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY
Waste Treatment Technology Network – 6th July 2006
See www.wastetech.net or contact Guy Rhys-Davies gdavies3@glam.ac.uk 01443 482794
GREEN FRONTIERS – NOVEL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
University of Cambridge – 27th June
See www.rsd.cam.ac.uk/events/horizon/fourthseries/gf.html
NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FORUM
NHHWF summer seminar ~ hazardous waste reduction and disposal: finding solutions
for SMEs
See www.nhhwf.org.uk
NETHERLANDS BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Effective waste management strategies fact finding mision – Netherlands 27-28 June
See www.nbcc.co.uk/projects/waste/index.htm
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
21 June ~ Geology, Hydrogeology, Hydrology and Landfill
22 June ~ Leachate Monitoring
** All of the above courses are held in Northampton unless stated.**
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.
WASTES AWARENESS CERTIFICATE
Courses are run throughout the year, across the country. For course details and for a list of Registered Centres please visit our website www.wasteawareness.org.uk or contact the Training Services Department on 01604 620426.
