Europe's sustainability event 15-17 June 2010, ExCeL London
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16 June 2010 - Programme


Welcome Address - 09:55

Steve Lee, Chief Executive, The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

SESSION 3 10:00 - 12:00

Delivering Better Environmental Services from Fewer Resources through Partnerships

Chair: Cllr Paul Bettison, Leader, Bracknell Forest UA; Chairman, Improvement & Efficiency South East; Chairman, LACORS

As the business and economic environment continues to shift around us, innovative partnerships will have a vital role to play in delivering a more efficient and sustainable approach to waste and resource management. This session will explore how future partnerships can deliver better services, improved access to finance, a deeper understanding of the business sector's needs and how the retail sector can work effectively with local authorities.

Peter Stone, Chairman, WRAP

  • How is the resource efficiency 'landscape' changing and what support can local authorities and others expect in the next 5 years?
  • How does WRAP see the future of municipal, industrial and commercial waste management?
  • What barriers exist to adopting new types of partnership - what needs to be done and by whom to develop them?
  • What changes should local authorities in particular plan and prepare for?

Retail Speaker (invited)

    • How can retailers and local authorities work together constructively on recycling and waste minimisation?
    • What is needed by all partners to make such partnerships successful?
    • What could prevent closer working between sectors - and whose responsibility is it to anticipate and overcome these barriers?
    • What could retailers do differently in the future to help prevent waste and manage resources more effectively?

Phil Barton, Chief Executive, Keep Britain Tidy

  • The role of Keep Britain Tidy in working in partnership with local authorities and others
  • Keep Britain Tidy's assessment of current and future partnership working by local authorities

Matt Denmark, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  • What are the future options for funding waste and resources management infrastructure and services, and which of these options will be the most robust and sustainable?
  • What might frustrate successful funding delivery and how can any barriers be overcome?
  • What should partnership between the finance industry and the waste and resources management industry look like to deliver the necessary infrastructure?

Duncan Simpson, Director of Marketing, Valpak



SESSION 4 14:00 - 16:00

Success through Partnerships: Case Studies

Chair: David Beadle, North London Waste Authority

Focusing on current experience and best practice, this session will showcase some of the UK's most forward thinking partnerships. Public, private and third sector speakers will explore the challenges, pitfalls and benefits of this type of approach in the real world.


Oliver Burt, Re3 Project Manager:
Re3 Case Study

  • What is the overarching aim of the partnership and who are the partners?
  • What have been the major benefits of this initiative?
  • Is the partnership robust enough to weather the challenges ahead, including funding constraints, higher public expectations and rising targets?


Gavin Graveson, Managing Director, Veolia Environmental Services
Shropshire Council Case Study:

  • What are the objectives and driving forces behind the implementation by Shropshire of a joint MSW and C&I waste strategy?
  • What has made the partnership successful and how will it continue to develop?
  • Is the partnership robust enough to weather the challenges ahead, including funding constraints, higher public expectations, and rising targets?


Steve Jenkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester)
Viridor/Costain/Greater Manchester case study:

  • What aspects of this partnership worked well and what were the challenges.
  • Could this model work for other infrastructure projects and in what circumstances?
  • As the project moves into the delivery stage, what are the key issues on the horizon and how will the partnership continue to develop over the next 10 years?

Duncan Jones, Waste Partnership Development Manager, Hertfordshire Waste Partnership
Hertfordshire Waste Partnership Case Study:

  • The driving principles behind the partnership approach.
  • The challenges that were encountered and overcome and the benefits - both expected and unexpected.

  • Lessons learned and where the partnership might go in the future.

Craig_Anderson, Furniture Re-use Network
Case Study of 3rd sector delivery in partnership with public and private sectors:

  • Outline the strategy underpinning FRN's current push to broker effective partnerships with the private sector and the lessons learned/progress to date.
  • What does the third sector need in order to develop better partnerships with local authorities and service providers? What might be the barriers and how can these be overcome?
  • Why is the 3rd sector a good choice for others to work with - what is special about these partnerships?

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