APSE Waste and Recycling Seminar 2024

Thursday 17 October 2024
Nottingham Racecourse, Colwick Park, Nottingham, NG2 4BE

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About the Seminar

The world of waste management has been in a constant state of flux in recent years with delayed changes to waste legislation and continued uncertainty with changes agreed and set to commence. Despite these challenges local authorities strive to provide a high-quality waste management service with limited budgets.

This seminar will look at the future of waste collections and challenges of new waste legislation including the simpler recycling collections, extended producer responsibility and mandatory food waste collections. We will also hear case studies and shared best practice from local authorities striving to meet targets within the scope of the new waste legislation. 

The event will also shine a spotlight on safety in collections, reducing environmental impacts through decarbonisation, a better use of resources and providing services more sustainably. Innovation and best practice across local authorities and their partners remain key themes in this APSE Seminar. 

A fabulous opportunity for elected members, officers, and other key stakeholders to share thoughts and views on how they are meeting the growing environmental agenda, operational and financial challenges to create a better, safer and more sustainable environment - for present and future generations.

Presentations

The future of funding waste and resources and the Emissions Trading Scheme: Symposium Session

Speakers:  Mo Baines, Chief Executive, APSE and David Robertson, APSE Associate

Lancaster City Council: Simpler Recycling uncertainty, how local are authorities preparing. 

Speaker:  Mark Davies, Chief Executive, Lancaster City Council

How to roll out a food waste service: The good the bad and the ugly!
Speaker:  Cllr Chris Watts, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Swindon Borough Council 

Evolving and expanding recycling services for a greener London Borough of Hounslow
Speaker:  Dan Smyth, Director of Lampton Services Recycle

I work in garden waste, send help!
Speaker:  Sally Rose, Contracts Manager Waste & Environment, Cheshire East Council

Newcastle City Council’s Journey to digitisation using Bin Sensor technology.
Speaker:  Paul Harding, Head Of Local Authority – ESG and Sustanability Lead, REEN

Finding efficiencies and impact through collections
Speaker:  Gwen Frost, Director, Resource Futures 

Raising Health and Safety Standards in the Waste Management Industry
Speaker:  Tim Small, HM Principal Inspector of Health and Safety, Health and Safety Executive 

WISH Guidance Notes referred to by Mo Baines:

SAFETY IN THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC BIN LIFTING EQUIPMENT ON RCVs;

SAFE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES;  

MACHINERY SAFETY INFORMATION HORIZONTAL PLANE BALERS;

MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRES (HWRC)/CIVIC AMENITY (CA) SITES.