Session 1 - Keynote address - commercialisation and the road ahead
A strategy for income generation
Paul O'Brien, Chief Executive, APSE
The Leeds parks service approach to civic enterprise
Tony Stringwell, Senior Projects Manager, Leeds City Council
A council vehicle workshop opportunity (commercialisation) - Dumfries & Galloway's EnterprisingDG perspective
Ronnie Dempster, Head of Enterprising Services, Dumfries & Galloway Council
Session 2 - Meeting driver and vehicle standards
Next generation of enforcement: Earned Recognition Scheme
Gordon Macdonald, Head of Enforcement Policy, DVSA
Freight Transport Association: Helping operators achieve the required standards (unavailable online)
Mags Simpson, Country Manager - Scotland, Freight Transport Association
Session 3 - Initiatives and guidance relating to recycling services
Introducing the Trolley Box triple stack system
Douglas Gardiner, Team Leader - Recycling Services and Malcolm Rae, Waste Services Manager, East Ayrshire Council
Deposit Return Scheme for single use containers (unavailable online)
David Barnes, Programme Manager - DRS, Zero Waste Scotland
Maximising reuse and recycling at HWRCs (unavailable online)
Paul Doherty, Environmental Strategy Officer, Resource Efficient Solutions
Session 4 - Keynote address - alternative technology and funding
OLEV's programme of work
Steve Ives, Head of Competitions, Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV)
Switched on Scotland
Laura McCaig, Network Development Manager, Electric Vehicles Infrastructure, Transport Scotland
Implementing EV charging infrastructure in Scotland
John Boyd, Contracts Manager, Boyd Brothers (Fauldhouse) Ltd
Electric refuse collection vehicle technology
Alun Williams, UK Brand Applications and Order Desk Manager, Andre Lagendijk, LI-ON Power Pro - Product Manager and Colin McMorine, Business Manager, Geesinknorba
Session 5 - Staff training and new LAMS developments for parks, grounds and streets
Operative competence: HSE's expectations
Liz Hunter, HM Inspector of Health and Safety, Health & Safety Executive
Staff training workshop
Stuart Pryde, Principal Amenity Officer, East Lothian Council
New developments in the Land Audit Management System (LAMS)
Debbie Johns, Head of Performance Networks, APSE
Session 6 - Alternative strategies for garden waste collections
The Angus experience
Graeme Dailly, Service Manager (Environmental Management - Waste), Angus Council
The Perth & Kinross experience
Bruce Reekie, Waste Services and Community Greenspace Manager, Perth & Kinross Council
The Scottish Borders experience
Ross Sharp-Dent, Waste Manager, Scottish Borders Council