APSE Scotland Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar 2026
MacDonald Aviemore Highland Resort
Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 May 2026
Overall Conference Sponsor McNicoll
Online Supplier and Exhibitors Hub
Presentations
Session 1
Waste and resources across the UK: Insights and reflections for Scotland
Dan Cooke, Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs, CIWM
Shaping Scotland's recycling future: Co-design in action
Alex Quayle, Scottish Government and Charlie Devine, Dundee City Council
Digital technologies for high quality and high performing kerbside collections
John Arthur, Recycling Consultant, Zero Waste Scotland
Session 2
Keeping Glasgow clean: Operations, innovation and impact
Frankie O'Rourke, Head of Service Parks and Streetscene, Glasgow City Council
Electrifying weed control: Precision without chemicals
Benj Street, Managing Director, Naturavolt
Session 3
Managing the insurance risk for prescribed medication, drugs and legal highs
Ruth Kydd, Insurance Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
Driving Change: Dundee's alcolock journey
Fraser Crichton, Corporate Fleet Manager, Dundee City Council
Session 4
Open Space Strategy 2026: East Lothian's strategic vision for community and nature
Jennifer Lothian, Strategy, Policy & Development Manager, East Lothian Council
Biodiversity Net Gains for parks and green spaces
Fiona Sutton-Wilson, Head of APSE Training
Session 5
Safe systems and technology changes
Gordon Thomson, Head of Service Group Development and Neil Barlow, Head of Vehicle Policy and Engineering, DVSA
HGV decarbonisation pathway for Scotland
Charlotte Taylor, Team Lead Transport Decarbonisation - Just Transition, Transport Scotland
Session 6
Cireco Park MRF – Demonstrating Processing Efficiency under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
David Goodenough, Corporate Operations & Projects Manager, Cireco Scotland
South Ayrshire's food waste recycling trial
Iain Martin, Strategy Team Leader, South Ayrshire Council
pEPR Improvement Action Process (IAP) pilot: Lesson from Fife's waste services
Sandy Anderson, Service Manager - Waste Operations and Janet Mackenzie, Strategy Officer, Fife Council
Discussion forums
- Fleet and Vehicle Maintenance - Dundee City Council on their coordinated EV charging council wide developments
- Waste and resources - Zero Waste Scotland developments regarding ETS toolkit and plastics presented by Kat Laakso, Recycling Partner, ZWS
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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