Day One: Monday 11 December 2006
PRESENTING LEADING EDGE STRATEGIES FOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT SUCCESS
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| 0850 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Martin Brocklehurst, Head of Waste Strategy, Environment Agency, UK
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OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL SESSION
| 0900 |
Outlining The Strategic Technology Options For Hitting Short And Long Term Waste Management Targets |
- Squeezing extra efficiency out of your current waste management strategy
- Delving into the latest technology options and their cost-effectiveness to offer both long-term and short-term solutions
- Evaluating the ability of existing technologies to deliver on targets
- Formulating the optimal waste management strategy
The recycling and landfill targets of 2009-10, 2012-13 are critical milestones for local authorities. Senior level panelists will share their perspectives on how to achieve the most cost effective technology mix.
Venetia Lannon, Vice President of New York City's Economic Development Corporation, USA
David Brooks, Head of New Technologies, Defra
Herman Huisman, Senior Advisor, SenterNovem Waste Management Department, NETHERLANDS
Håkan Rylander, Managing Director, The Solid Waste Company of Southwest Scania (SYSAV), SWEDEN
Malcolm D Chilton, Managing Director, Covanta Energy Ltd
PREDICTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
| 1000 |
The Latest Waste Trends And The Key Implications For Your Strategies And Technology Selections |
- Projecting the latest trends and technology developments to prepare your future waste strategies
- Comparing the benefits of flexible technology options vs. larger, long-term facilities
Eating habits, fashion and packaging technologies are rapidly evolving and these changes will only accelerate in the coming decade. This session will detail the key issues to consider when formulating your strategy and selecting your options.
Venetia Lannon, Vice President of New York City's Economic Development Corporation
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SUCCESSFULLY STREAMLINING THE PLANNING PROCESS THROUGH MAXIMISING STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT ON CONTENTIOUS PROJECTS
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| 1030 |
Conquering The Planning Process To Minimise Delays And Achieve A Cost Effective Result |
- Structuring the planning process to share risk between local authority and contractor to protect your level of investment
- Increasing the likelihood of a successful outcome by asessing each stage of the planning process
- Gaining public understanding and support for the planning objectives at an early stage
With targets only 3-6 years away, one of the chief concerns facing the senior waste management practitioner is the length of time taken on planning processes for new facilities. This session will identify the key factors required to ensure a smooth planning and roll-out process.
Bernard Warr MCIWM, Head of Waste Management, Cambridgeshire County Council
| 1100 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition
Showcase Area
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| 1130 |
Successfully Engaging And Educating The Public And All Stakeholders Through Effective Communications |
- Gaining political will and support for a campaign
- Formulating the objectives of a communication strategy to engage the public
- Conquering the key objections with careful and considered PR and marketing communications
- Delivering the communications effectively
- How do you spend the money?
- Demonstrating the payback – how to accurately measure the cost-effectiveness of your campaign
Ben Jennings, Head of Waste, Devon County Council
Liz Poulter, Senior Waste Management Officer, Devon County Council
| 1210 |
Audience Questions And Discussion |
STAKEHOLDER PANEL SESSION
| 1225 |
Understanding The Viewpoints, Objectives and Potential Objections Of All Stakeholders |
- Considering all stakeholders’ interests in setting the objectives
- Conveying a message which informs, educates and inspires
Dr Michael Warhurst, Head of Waste Campaign, Friends of the Earth
Pippa Hyam, Director, Dialogue By Design
Waste Watch
| 1300 |
Networking Buffet Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
SITE LOCATION CASE STUDY
| 1345 |
“Where do we put it?” Site Selection Success Factors For Delivering A Successful Planning Permission Outcome |
- The importance of site selection in the early stages of the planning process for achieving permission
- How incineration facilities can be ‘softened’ to improve the possibility of planning permission
Gerhard Lohe, Director, Lentjes, GERMANY
| EVALUATING THE TRUE POTENTIAL AND RISKS OF THE LATEST WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES |
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY
| 1415 |
Evaluating The True Potential Of MBT Technology For The UK |
- Survey on status and perspectives of MBT on the continent
- Key lessons from selected countries (Italy, Germany, Austria, Iberian Peninsula)
Martin Steiner, Managing Director, TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
| 1445 |
Parc: A carbon friendly integrated waste treatment system |
- The importance of carbon footprint management and carbon sequestration to the sustainable management of municipal waste
- Description of Parc, a carbon-efficient integrated waste collection, recycling and treatment system
- Use of Parc process outputs in brown-field site restoration for forestry and coppicing
Waste management operations dominate Local Authority carbon emission footprints from collections operations to waste treatment and landfill. This session will describe the Parc sustainable waste management system highlighting its benefits in terms of its carbon emissions profile.
Dr Les Grant, Group Chief Executive, Premier Waste Management
| 1515 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
| 1545 |
Anaerobic Digestion – Assessing The Opportunities And Risks For Widespread Use In The UK |
- Reaching targets with anaerobic digestion and the risks involved in implementing the technology
- Comparing cost-effectiveness and environmental impact
Bernd Fremgen, Senior Manager, Refuse District Breisgau, Hochschwarzwald, GERMANY
| 1615 |
Californa's Next Steps In Reducing Waste - How Alternative Landfill Technologies Such As Gasification And Pyrolysis Can Help |
- Reducing the amounts of material being landfilled
- Analysing the benefits of gasification, pyrolysis, hydrolysis/fermentation and anaerobic digestion
- How our efforts can help achieve other goals such as increasing renewable energy and biofuels production and reduce greenhouse gas reduction
In 2006 the California Integrated Waste Management Board announced that the 2005 diversion rate statistics show California diverting 52 percent of its waste. This presentation will discuss what the CIWMB has been doing to reduce the amount material being landfilled and discuss its research efforts into alternative landfill
technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis, hydrolysis/fermentation, and anaerobic digestion.
Margo Reid Brown, Chair, California Integrated Waste Management Board
INCINERATION CASE STUDY
| 1645 |
Overcoming Negative Perceptions On Incineration |
- Methods of overcoming the images of black clouds and poor efficiency to promote incineration as a viable option
- Abating all environmental impacts from the plant beyond regulatory requirements and conducting an excellent programme of community relations
“God recycles while the devil burns”, as the saying goes…Many still believe incineration is the only real answer to the problem of residual waste, even more believe it to be the worst choice. This session evaluates communication solutions that could still make it a viable option.
Marcel van Berlo, Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB), Amsterdam, HOLLAND
DEMAND & SUPPLY PANEL SESSION
| 1715 |
Deliverability! How The Construction Industry And Technology Providers Will Manage Demand In The Lead Up To 2012 |
- How the construction and civil engineering sector will cope with increased demand for facilities with many projects expected to align in view of the targets and the Olympic Games
- How the technology providers and contractors will ensure that the demand for certain waste solutions and facilities will be satisfied
All local authorities are working towards the same waste targets and this session will examine how the potential bottleneck of demand for facilities and their construction will be managed.
Derek Lock, May Gurney
| 1745 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One |
Day Two: Tuesday 12 December 2006
STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WASTE MANAGEMENT TARGETS –
NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
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| 0830 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 0850 |
08:50 Chair’s Opening Remarks |
KEYNOTE PANEL SESSION
| 0900 |
Tackling Targets Together - Successfully Joining Up The Tiers of Local Authorities in the UK & Belgium |
- How two-tier authorities can benefit from integrating waste management resources and systems
- Overcoming historical difficulties and cultural divides to working together to realise the benefits of intermunicipal cooperation and to ensure a stable climate for investments
- Defining responsibilities and ownership for the partnership to clarify governance
- Improving communication and decision-making between partners to improve the effectiveness of the partnership
The pooling of resources, methods and the integration of strategies has proven to be a hugely successful and cost-effective method of moving waste management forward. This session will outline the key strategies and tactics required for effective partnerships
Steve Read, Executive Director of Hampshire’s Project Integra
Christof Delatter, Director of INTERAFVAL (the cooperation between VVSG and 27 Flemish waste-treatment intercommunales), VVSG – Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities, BELGIUM
WASTE MINIMISATION CASE STUDY
| 1000 |
Recycling Starts At Home - How To Communicate And Educate The Need To Recycle And Sort Household Waste |
- Driving awareness of the recycling and the negative impacts of home waste
- Tactics for igniting public action
- Ensuring the effectiveness of a change in collection system and frequency through communication and education
Poor recycling practice and the illegal dumping of all types of rubbish can cost authorities thousands of pounds and reduce the efficiency of waste management systems. This session will show how certain communication campaigns can create a difference in a community.
Wayman J. Pearson, Key Business Executive, City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services, USA
SELLING RECYCLATES CASE STUDY
| 1030 |
Achieving A Best Value Recyclates Strategy Through Best Practice Negotiation And Marketing |
- Identifying the negotiation skill sets required to ensure best value
- Understanding the global market for recyclates and the biggest opportunities
- Ensuring the quality of your recyclate and demand the best price
The sale of recyclates is an important source of funding and this session will show the simple skills required to maximize the revenue generated.
Philippe Delstanche, Director, IRGT-KINT ASBL, BELGIUM
Graham Randles, London Remade
| 1100 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY
| 1130 |
Variable Charging – How It Works And How Best To Implement |
- How variable charging leads to waste reduction through improved sorting and waste prevention
- Analysing the cost-effectiveness and the effect on the workforce and resources
- The importance of the data collected for devising future waste strategy
Helping the public to understand the importance of recycling can be difficult and expensive using traditional marketing methods. This session shows how the punishment and/or rewarding for recycling practice at home can help get the message across.
Paul Macken, Director of Waste Management, IOK, BELGIUM
PLANNING & CONTRACTING
| 1200 |
Ensuring The Deliverability Of Your Waste Strategy |
- Getting the balance between the options outlined in a waste strategy and the options that the industry can offer
- Assessing the deliverability of the options within time and cost
Competition in the waste management industry is relatively low. This session will demonstrate how you can get the most from your bid and achieve your objectives.
Steve Browne, Director of Waste and Natural Resources Management, Lancashire County Council, UK
PLANNING & CONTRACTING
| 1230 |
Smooth Contracting - Practices For Approaching Specific Target Objectives |
- Speeding up the bidding process – clarifying the information required for a straight-forward process
- Procuring solutions for the use of Refuse Derived Fuel
Time is of the essence with targets looming ever closer and this session will analyse how delays in the contract and bidding process can be successfully ironed out
Tim Judson, Procurement Director, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
| 1300 |
Networking Buffet Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
PLANNING & CONTRACTING
| 1400 |
Funding Options For Achieving Your Waste Targets |
- How a balance between PFI and PPP can provide essential flexibility
- How to use the mixed economy of financing and procurement routes
- The financing implications for hitting the 2010, 2013 and 2020 targets
Many authorities, especially districts, find the possibilities for funding waste projects unclear beyond council tax rises. This session will look at the various options and advise on how best to manage this money
Melville Haggard, Waste Implementation Programme, DEFRA
COLLECTION & DISPOSAL
| 1430 |
14:30 Learning From A Commercial Recycling Strategy |
- Communicating the need to recycle to staff and customers
- Embracing the need to avoid sending waste to landfill
- Innovative techniques of implementing recycling strategy
Many companies such as Tesco have realised the cost-benefit of effective recycling practices. This session analyses the role of commercial waste in achieving targets and what you can learn from the private sector.
Andrew Duckworth, Senior Buying Manager in Waste & Recycling, Tesco
COLLECTION & DISPOSAL
| 1500 |
Optimising The Cost Effectiveness Of Your Domestic Collection System |
- How to best utilize your vehicles, drivers and loaders to ensure cost-efficiency of your collection system
- Considering the different and new types of receptacle and their impact on the speed and quality of collection
- Weighing up the options for the timing of collections – weekly or fortnightly?
Cost, quality, speed and environmental impact are the key considerations for the collection system. This session examines how to squeeze out the maximum efficiency by examining best practice
Susan Young, Director of the Solid Waste and Recycling Division for the City of Minneapolis, USA
| 1530 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
COLLECTION & DISPOSAL
| 1600 |
Implementing Kitchen Waste Collection Cost Effectively |
- What the impact is on resources
- How to structure collections to meet environmental and quality concerns
The collection of kitchen waste is seen by many as the answer to achieving the short-term waste targets and by others as an expensive and complex collection issue. This session evaluates the collection of kitchen waste as a solution and provides best practice guidance from those that are benefiting from it
Stephen Didsbury, Head of Waste Management, Bexley Council
COLLECTION & DISPOSAL
| 1630 |
Waste Management In The City |
- The solutions for boosting recycling levels in high-rise areas and for communal bins
- Finding the space – the flexible options for inner-city waste treatment
Densely populated areas can suffer from low recycling rates. This session provides examples of how to overcome the difficulties of effectively collecting waste in the cities.
Ian Galbraith, Head of Waste Strategy, Glasgow City Council
| 1700 |
Chair’s Summary and Close of Day Two |
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| CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD JOIN GLOBAL WASTE STRATEGIES SUMMIT . . More |
Speakers include:
Martin Brocklehurst, Head of Waste Strategy, Environment Agency
Bernard Warr MCIWM, Head of Waste Management, Cambridgeshire County Council
Susan Young, Director of the Solid Waste and Recycling Division, City of Minneapolis, USA
David Brooks, Head of New Technologies, Defra
Venetia Lannon, Vice President, New York City's Economic Development Corporation, USA
Håkan Rylander, Managing Director , The Solid Waste Company of Southwest Scania (SYSAV), SWEDEN
Carmen Cognetta, Counsel to the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Committee, of the New York City Council, USA
Herman Huisman, Senior Advisor SenterNovem Waste Management Department, NETHERLANDS
Ben Jennings, Head of Waste, Devon County Council
Steve Read, Executive Director of Hampshire’s Project Integra
Wayman J. Pearson, Key Business Executive, City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services, USA
Paul Macken, Director of Waste Management, IOK, BELGIUM
Andrew Duckworth, Senior Buying Manager in Waste & Recycling, Tesco
Stephen Didsbury, Head of Waste Management, Bexley Councils
Ian Galbraith, Head of Waste Strategy, Glasgow City Council
Tim Judson, Procurement Director, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
Gerhard Lohe, Director, Lentjes, GERMANY
Melville Haggard, Waste Implementation Programme, Defra
Liz Poulter, Senior Waste Management Officer, Devon County Council
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