REDUCING COMPOST WASTE IN WELSH LANDFILL SITES
Figures announced 7 September 2006 reveal that every local authority in Wales has met strict Assembly limits on the amount of compostable waste they are allowed to send to landfill. See http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/presreleasearchive/070906landfill?lang=en for full details.
RIVER BASIN PLANNING GUIDANCE LAUNCHED
Defra has launched guidance that sets out principles and key steps for the river basin planning process. It focuses on the nine river basin districts in England and Wales and one of the two cross-border river basin districts in England and Scotland, each of which is required to have a River Basin Management Plan. See http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/index.htm under the What’s New section.
WRAP LAUNCHES NEW AGGREGAIN “OPPORTUNITIES” MODULE
A new module has today been added to WRAP’s (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) AggRegain website (www.aggregain.org.uk), further enhancing the range of information and support provided by the popular sustainable aggregates information service. Details at http://www.aggregain.org.uk/news/wrap_launches_2.html
HSC PROMOTES SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK TO REDUCE FATALITIES IN WASTE AND RECYCING COLLECTION WORK
Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Bill Callaghan was in Northampton on 4 September 2006 to promote the guidance document ‘Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection’ and to thank those in the industry who had worked to devise the standards set out in the guidance. See http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web14.pdf for a copy and http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2006/c06022.htm for full details of the launch.
STREET CLEANING AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
The prime-time ITV programme "Tonight with Trevor McDonald" are putting together a feature on assaults on street cleaners, following research done by the British Cleaning Council stating that the problem was on the increase. They are looking for an example of an incident and want to interview a victim who can simply relay what happened to them. If this is something you can assist them with, please contact eibhlin.osomachain@encams.org
LGA LAUNCH INDEPENDENT COMMISSION
An independent commission is to be launched into how the Local Government Association (LGA) and its related bodies should develop to provide the strongest leadership, support and voice for councils. For the full story see http://www.lga.gov.uk/PressRelease.asp?lSection=0&id=SX97C2-A783CC54
HSE LAUNCHES ASBESTOS CAMPAIGN FOR SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER
The 'Don’t take the gamble' campaign will take place from September to October 2006. The campaign is aimed at those workers who may carry out work on asbestos that falls outside the licensing regime (it will however remind workers and dutyholders that certain asbestos work does require a licence). See http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/campaign/index.htm
CORUS LAUNCH NATIONAL NETWORK FOR STEEL PACKAGING RECYCLING
CanRoute, the can collection network for steel packaging run by Corus has launched a new recycling award scheme which is open to all organisations supplying steel cans to Corus via the CanRoute network. See www.cspr.co.uk or contact Nicole Bennett. on nicola.bennett@corusgroup.com for details on how to enter
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY: UNLOCKING THE RIDDLE OF LCD RE-USE
Scientists in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York have won a major DTI competition to investigate ways of extracting and recycling liquid crystals from waste LCD devices. They are part of a consortium of nine partners and supported by the Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network. The DTI will fund 50% of a total bid worth £1.7 million. See http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressreleases/recyclelcd.htm for details.
CIWM CENTRE MEETINGS
NORTH EAST CENTRE NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
“Health & Safety and the Waste Management Industry” will take place on Thursday 21 September 2006 at Gateshead Council’s Civic Centre. For further information and booking form click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2662 or email mike.hibbert@ciwm.co.uk
CYMRU WALES CENTRE OPEN MEETING
“Planning & Procuring Waste Management Solutions” will take place on Friday 22 September 2006 at Kinmel Manor Hotel, Abergele. For further information and booking form click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/164 or email celine.anouilh@ciwm.co.uk
LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES CENTRE OPEN MEETING
”Alternate Week Collections of Waste & Recycling” will take place on Friday 22 September at Hall Place, Kent. For further information and booking form click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/124 or email richard.bradbury@camden.gov.uk
NORTHERN IRELAND CENTRE – NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
Tuesday 26 September 2006 to The Recycling Village, Monasterboice, County Louth. For further details on this event please contact Keith Patterson on 0870 351 5178 or Gillian Stewart on 028 9069 8793. keith.patterson@wrap.org.uk / gillian.stewart@investni.com
NORTH WEST CENTRE – NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
Tuesday 26 September 2006 at Cleanaway, Ellesmere Port, Incineration Plant. For further details click here www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/1350 or contact Emma Potts, Tel. 0161 351 9356, email emma@gordonmackie.net.
NORTHERN IRELAND CENTRE OPEN MEETING
”Health & Safety” will take place on Wednesday 27 September 2006 at No. 8 Flush Park, Lisburn (opposite McCreath Taylor Ltd). For further details click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2957957 or email raymond.martin@ciwm.co.uk
LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES CENTRE NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
Alton Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Veolia Environmental Services Ltd on Friday 29 September 2006. For further details and booking form click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/124 or email suzanne.thomassen@veolia.co.uk
SCOTLAND CENTRE – NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
Thursday 12 October 2006 at Shore Recycling., Friarton Bridge Park, Perth. For further details click here www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/161 or contact Jenny Grant on 01382 477675 jenny@wamcal.co.uk
LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES CENTRE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
London Marriott, Grosvenor Square on Friday 8 December 2006. For further details and a booking form click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/124 or e-mail mike.bland@ciwm.co.uk
CIWM EVENTS
WEEE REGULATIONS – ARE WE READY?
17 October 2006 ~ Cardiff
For further information and to register go to: www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2597
SAFETY V SERVICE BRIEFING SESSION
18 October 2006 ~ London
For the full programme and to book your place go to : www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2598
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS – SUSTAINABLE MARKETS & TRADING SEMINAR
6 November 2006 ~ Coventry
For further information and to register go to : www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2600
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT SEMINAR – UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL
21 November 2006 ~ Sheffield
For further information and to register go to: www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2624
NON CIWM EVENTS
THE COMPOSTING ASSOCIATION: SCOTLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
'Composting......food for thought' will be held on 21 September 2006 at the Salutation Hotel in Perth. For more details see www.compost.org.uk/content/view/200/2/
EVENTFUL SCOTLAND – 5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE WASTE TO RESOURCE MANANGEMENT – MAKING THE TRANSITION
3 & 4 October 2006 - 2 day conference and interactive indoor exhibition - 4 October 2006 - Annual Scottish Waste Management Dinner and Awards See www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2581
THE COMPOSTING ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITIONS – SHAPING THE FUTURE OF COMPOSTING: THE ROAD TO 2013
6 & 7 December 2006 – 2 day conference and exhibition - 6 December 2006 – Conference Dinner and Awards Ceremony See www.ciwm.co.uk/pma/2085
WASTE 2006
19 ~ 21 September ~ Stratford upon Avon
Waste 2006 follows the tradition established since Waste 2000 of a biennial International Conference which debates the latest strategic planning & regulatory guidance, the best applied research and the showcasing of practical and cost-effective solutions to regulatory requirements. Waste 2006 has as its core theme the implementation of the Defra waste strategy.
See www.waste2006.com
CIWM APPROVED EVENTS
For external events Approved by CIWM for CPD or SET purposes see: www.ciwm.co.uk/accredited_events
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
12-14 Sept ~ An Introduction to the Management of Wastes (Leicester)
19 Sept ~ Site Licensing/Exemptions from Waste Management licensing
20 Sept ~ Hazardous Waste Regulations (Fully Booked)
26 Sept ~ Introduction to Waste Legislation
27-28 Sept ~ Practical Aspects of Landfill Gas & Groundwater Monitoring
27 Sept ~ The Management of Hazardous Waste
28 Sept ~ Duty of Care
** 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.
