Day 1

Registration and refreshments

Chair’s opening address and welcome

Policy, targets and legislation

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Government strategy for recycling and waste - where next?

• Reviewing government strategy and progress so far
• Outlining current drivers and objectives for reducing waste
• Mapping the resource efficiency agenda
• Plans for enforcement and restriction of waste
• How will increased national targets for recycling and composting of household waste impact our Local Authorities?
• Examining the impact of Landfill Bans
  

Reviewing and updating on current and emerging UK legislation – what needs to be done in order to comply?

• Understanding how the EU Waste Framework fits with UK strategy and local initiatives
• Outlining what the Renewable Energy Directive will mean for the waste industry
• Where are we with achieving the objectives set out in Directive on the Landfill of Waste?

Raising the bar: New targets and the future of recycling rates – how can Local Authorities rise to the challenge?

• Reaching national household waste recycling and composting rates of more than 40% in 2010 and 45% in 2015
• Going beyond current targets – a route map to achieving Zero Waste
• Meeting the landfill directive diversion targets for municipal waste in 2010, 2013 and 2020
• Exceeding the WS2000 target for use of landfill for industrial and commercial waste
• Achieving target levels of recycling of packaging waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and end-of-life vehicles (ELV)

QUESTION TIME: Assessing the challenge from a UK and European Perspective

• At home or abroad: Who is leading the way?
• What can we learn from our European neighbours – case examples and current statistics
• How is the UK performing in comparison with Europe?

Morning Refreshments

Recycling and Waste Collection

MRW’s new campaign: Recycling United – Time for Quality

• Accepting that the quality of UK materials needs to improve
• Devising an industry ‘Commitment’ for Local Authorities, Waste Management Companies and MRF Operators
• Advocating ‘C’ for ‘Compromise’ and recognising ‘quality’ in the UK

THE BIG DEBATE: Commingled vs source separated – reaching a resolution

• Maximising efficiency and improving rates
• Choosing the right recycling collection system based on quality
• The arguments for and against co-mingled collection
• Extracting more material from the waste stream – new diversion opportunities
• Optimal collection routes and vehicles in urban and rural environments
• Understanding the whole process – from collection to disposal
  

Followed by opinions from:

Moving forward with food waste collection in Somerset

• Why collect food waste separately from garden waste and how to maximise participation
• Reasons for moving from IVC to AD to process food waste
• The challenge of combining food waste with collecting more for recycling on the same vehicle
• Costs and benefits of food waste collections
  

PANEL DISCUSSION: The battle for hearts and minds - getting the message across

• Increasing participation and changing behaviours
• Getting the message across and helping people understand how recycling can benefit them
• Monitoring and reporting recycling participation
• Dealing with bad press

Followed by opinions from:

Networking Lunch

Please choose between

A) Site Visit     B) Summit Workshops

14:00 to 17:00 A) Site Visit

The varied selection of site visits will underline how reducing waste, materials management, processing and waste handling can be used to achieve an impressive overall diversion of waste away from disposal to landfill. Delegates will gain real insight into the various technologies used by seeing the site operations in action.

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14:00 to 15:20 B) RWM Summit Workshop Sessions

The Resource Waste Management Summit includes interactive workshops. Delegates will hear from waste experts from both the private and public sector and will look at how waste management methods can be used to divert increasing amounts of waste from landfill and derive value from the residual waste that remains.  The first three afternoon workshop sessions will be repeated on day two to allow all delegates to attend two different sessions or attend a site visit should they wish.

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Afternoon Refreshments

RWM Summit Workshop Session

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End of Day One