Sustainable Municipal Waste Management in Scotland: Practical ways to meet the waste targets

A one day conference on Tuesday 7th September, 2010

Venue:  King James Thistle Hotel, Edinburgh EH1 3SW

 

Keynote Speaker:  Kim Fellows, Consultant and former Deputy Director for Waste and Pollution Reduction, Scottish Government

Other Speakers:

Keith Armstrong, Partner, Dundas & Wilson LLP

Donald Anderson, Director, PPS Scotland

Alastair Young, Associate Director, Scottish Futures Trust

Rob Dustan, Head of Business Development - Waste, Babcock

Frank Mulgrew, Director Scotland, Veolia

Nathan Goode, Partner, Grant Thornton

Nigel Aitchison, Industrial Partner, Foresight Group

John Bland, Treasurer and Deputy Clerk - Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

Scotland has stringent targets to meet in waste reduction and recycling for 2013.  However the infrastructure required to achieve those targets is not yet in place, and in most cases, not yet contracted.  The aim of this conference is to explore the practical ways forward to deliver cost effective and workable infrastructure and systems that will enable these Scottish targets to be met.  Whether you are in the public sector anxious to secure infrastructure or in the private sector and keen to win contracts, there is a common purpose in the need to divert waste from landfill.

If you are responsible for waste management in a Scottish local authority or have a role to play in developing an effective waste management strategy in Scotland, there are five key questions which need to be answered now:

1. Where is the funding going to come from to pay for new infrastructure?
2. What are the technologies which are available to meet our needs?
3. Who are the serious players in the different levels of waste management and how can they help?
4. What does the Scottish Government want and how is the government acting to secure a viable waste market in Scotland?
5. What is the first thing I should do tomorrow to move towards meeting the waste targets?

Both the timescale and targets are very challenging but there are a variety of potential solutions available and the way forward will certainly not be a "one size fits all" solution.  The waste market in Scotland has developed more slowly than in England and Wales, but the coming months will be critical in helping to deliver the solutions that Scotland needs.

The Scottish market is built around the Scottish Councils which tend to be smaller than the rest of the UK.  This difference in scale offers the prospect of a diverse range of opportunities - including prospects for new entrants to the Scottish market - and more opportunities for "merchant" facilities.

This conference brings together a range of key players in the public and private sectors to look at the approaches which have already worked, the different scale of solutions available in terms of funding, infrastructure and processes and the ways in which it is possible to partner.  The conference will look at how to ensure there is a real competition for future contracts and how to ensure there is a viable waste market with innovation and solutions tailored to the shape of the Scottish waste challenge.

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Conference Fees

Full - £270.00 + VAT
private sector
Standard - £235.00 + VAT
public sector
Reduced - £190.00 + VAT
professional bodies, trade unions, charities with turnover greater than £1M, universities and colleges
Supported - £120.00 + VAT
charities with turnover less than £1M, voluntary and community organisations