DEFRA MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STATISTICS PROVISIONAL QUARTER 2
Defra have published the second provisional set of estimates from the Department's 2007/8 survey of municipal waste in England. These provisional results incorporate the second quarter of the financial year and are based on information supplied by local authorities to WasteDataFlow. Please see link:http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/wastats/
Local Government Association (LGA) response to Defra's provisional municipal waste statistics http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=541735
EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSULTATION PAPER ON THE REVIEW OF THE WEEE DIRECTIVE
The European Commission has issued a consultation paper on the Review of the WEEE Directive. BERR encourages UK stakeholders to respond directly to the European Commission as directed. The final deadline is 5 June 2008 although comments before this date are encouraged. It can be downloaded at http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/weee_2008_review/library?l=/stakeholder_consultation/stakeholder_consultation/_EN_1.0_&a=d
EEA AIR POLLUTION FROM ELECTRICITY-GENERATING LARGE COMBUSTION PLANTS REPORT
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report which suggests that emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) from large combustion plants (LCP) could have been lower in 2004. For More ifnormtion see http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2008_4/en
WRAP REPORT ON THE FOOD WE WASTE
WRAP have released a report looking at the food we waste, the research gives detailed new insights into the nature and amount of food waste thrown away in the UK. It reveals that the average household throws out £420 of good food a year. Link to report: http://wrap.s3.amazonaws.com/the-food-we-waste.pdf
DEFRA BUILDING A LOW CARBON ECONOMY: UNLOCKING INNOVATION AND SKILLS
Defra have published "Building a low carbon economy: unlocking innovation and skills" in response to the The Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance (CEMEP) report. It sets out how Government will make the UK one of the best locations in the world to develop and introduce low-carbon and resource-efficient products, processes, services and business models. Please see http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/commission/pdf/cemep-response-execsumm.pdf
DEFRA MILK ROADMAP
The Milk Roadmap has been produced by the Sustainable Consumption and Production Taskforce of the Dairy Supply Chain Forum in order to reduce the environmental impacts of liquid milk. One of the key environmental issues affecting milk processing sites is waste management. For more information see http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/consumerprod/pdf/milk-roadmap.pdf
EPA REPORT ON ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN APARTMENTS
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has released a final report looking at organic waste management in apartments. One of the main findings of the research was that the introduction of organic waste collection in apartments will help Ireland meet its targets to divert organic waste from landfill, and provide equal opportunity to those apartment residents who wish to source-separate waste as much as possible. For more information see http://www.epa.ie/downloads/pubs/research/waste/ertdi%20no71_web%20final-with-cover.pdf
BOHS FUNDS RESEARCH ON EXPOSURE TO DUST AND ENDOTOXIN IN COMPOSTING
The research will investigate vehicle operators' exposure to dust and endotoxin in the composting sector and will evaluate current control measures. It is being carried out by the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC). This funding has been made available through the BOHS Research Funding Programme. For more information see http://www.bohs.org/newsArticle.aspx?newsItem=78
CIWM PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
The Professional Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday 16 May at the National Space Centre, Leicester, sponsored by Hyder Consulting, Plastic Omnium Urban Systems Ltd and Envirocomms.
If you have registered to attend this event but have not received any joining instructions, please contact the Education and Training department at education@ciwm.co.uk.
If you would like to attend the event but have not yet registered for your free place online, please see http://www.ciwmawards.com/pm/871
CWRM – COMMUNICATIONS IN WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
2007 saw the successful release of this new and exciting rapid communications journal. We are currently compiling the 4th edition and are therefore calling for submissions for the fifth issue from a broad cross section of our industry such as professional waste managers and practitioners, academic researchers and consultants. Critically, we seek to provide a rapid turn around outlet for high quality, practical research of significant interest to the national and international resource and waste management sector. For further details click here www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/719
CIWM CENTRE EVENTS
CIWM CYMRU WALES CENTRE SITE VISIT
Will take place on Thursday 15th May 2008 at CWM Environmental Ltd MRF and Landfill Site. For further details click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2958377 or contact Celine Anouilh celine.anouilh@ciwm.co.uk T: 02920 210710
CIWM LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES CENTRE OPEN MEETING
“Seaside Mixture – Something for Everybody!” will take place on Friday 16th May 2008 at The Hove Centre, Hove, East Sussex. For further details contact Mike Bland or click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2958383
CIWM WESSEX NEW GENERATION GROUP SITE VISIT
Will take place on Tuesday 20th May 2008 at Canford Magna Golf Club, Magna Road, Wimborne. For further information click here http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2958382 or contact Tessa Bowering tessa.bowering@environment-agency.co.uk
CIWM APPROVED EVENTS
For external events Approved by CIWM for CPD or SET purposes see:
www.ciwm.co.uk/accredited_events
CIWM EVENTS
TOWARDS CERTAINTY IN THE USE OF ORGANIC MBT OUTPUTS
CIWM workshop in conjunction with r3 Environmental Technology Ltd
Monday 19 May 2008 - DBERR Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London
www.ciwmconferences.com
WASTE MANAGEMENT & CLEANSING BRIEFING SESSION
What are the key waste management and cleansing issues affecting the industry?
Thursday 17 July 2008 - Northampton
www.ciwmconferences.com
VISIT CIWM AT SUSTAINABILITY LIVE
We will be exhibiting at Sustainability Live at the NEC, Birmingham on 20th-22nd May. Come and visit us on stand P10 and find out about making the most of your membership. Also on Wednesday 21st at 1.45pm, Claire Poole, our Education and Training Manager will be giving a talk in the seminar area on Technical Competence - Potential Changes. Registration is free for the event. http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2958368
For further details please contact the IWMBS Ltd Operations department at events@ciwm.co.uk 01604 620426.
ISWA EVENTS
Link to ISWA’s Web site www.iswa.org
ISWA call for papers for their 2008 World Congress, see http://www.iswa2008.org/iswa/website/
CIWM & ESA TRAINING
13-14 May ~ Implications of Waste Legislation
13-15 May ~ Practical Waste Management
20-22 May ~ An Introduction to the Management of Wastes – Scotland
22 May ~ Waste Permitting and Exemptions from Permitting (Updated)
** 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.
DEFRA / CIWM NEW TECHNOLOGIES QUALIFICATIONS
VRQ Level 3 - Principles and Practices of Sustainable Waste Management
21st - 25th April 2008
Higher Level Award Level 4 - Waste Treatment Technologies
19th - 24th May 2008
For further information on the above courses and to book a place, please visit our web site on www.ciwm.co.uk/training/new-technologies You can also email us at training@ciwm.co.uk or call the Training Services Department on 01604 620426.
WASTE 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 or contact the Training Services Department on 01604 620426.
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