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

 

Welcome Address - 09:55

Ian Goodfellow, Chairman, Environmental Services Association

SESSION 5 10:00 - 11:30

Delivering Waste Prevention, Re-use & Resource Recovery: Higher up the Hierarchy

Chair: Paul Levett, Deputy Chief Executive, Veolia Environmental Services

Great strides have been made in recycling our wastes. However, real resource efficiency requires solutions further 'up' the waste management hierarchy. From the revised Waste Framework Directive - requiring national waste prevention plans by 2013; through regional strategies to manage resources and not waste; to another ground delivery of resource parks. This session lifts the lid on a resource-focused future.

Roy Hathaway, Head of Waste Regulation and Business Waste, Defra

  • How the revised Waste Framework Directive pushes 'waste' management up the hierarchy developing national waste prevention plans. What Government will do to help prevent municipal industrial and commercial waste and who's responsibility will waste prevention and re-use be?

Claire Brook, Senior Counsel, Environment and Safety Group, Dickinson Dees LLP

  • How clear is the revised Waste Framework Directive and does it actually help resource efficiency? Can Government actually effectively implement a waste prevention plan?

David Greenfield, Assistant Director for Waste & Resources, Improvement Efficiency South East

  • What resource planning and efficiency looks like at a regional level and what will it look like in the future?

David Savory, Director - Environment & External Affairs, Biffa

  • A private sector view on what's being done to help deliver resource efficiency focussing on a case study using the Ince Marshes Resource Recovery Park. Discussing the priorities: energy, carbon, valuable materials, or deliverability and the associated challenges.

SESSION 6 11.45 - 13:15

Delivering New Waste Infrastructure: Successful Finance, Planning & Communication

Chair: Mike Sawyer, Managing Director Environment, Costain

Delivery against key national and international targets on waste and resource management in the future will require significant investment in new infrastructure. All too often, however, proposals are thwarted in three major areas: planning, finance and public engagement. In this session, experts in these fields will explore how the industry can become more proactive in tackling these challenges and delivering facilities that meet the needs of the client and the community.

Chris Jarman, Partner - PFI/PPP Projects, Bevan Britten: Financing the future

  • A brief analysis of risk in waste treatment and disposal projects and impact on funding.

Lonek Wojtulewicz, Head of Planning, Historic and Natural Environment, Leicestershire County Council: The planning system

  • How to work more effectively within the current planning system and educating and informing all those involved in the planning process to deliver better outcomes.

Mike Hellings, Managing Director, Viridor: Effective consultation and communication

  • How can local authorities and operators positively engage local communities in the delivery of essential waste infrastructure? What measures need to be taken by the industry to ensure a more informed public debate about waste and resource management?

Chris Lloyd, Business Development Manager,United Utilities: Delivering the infrastructure

  • What works, what doesn't and how, as an industry, we can 'get it built'.

SESSION 7 14:00 - 16:00

The Role of Waste Treatment Technologies in the Future

Chair: Leslie Heasman, MJCA

We know the major waste management technologies that are likely to be in use over the next 20 years. However, choosing the right one(s) can be a complex process. In this session, technology experts will outline the potential future role of each technology and the key criteria that should be applied in the decision making process.

Each speaker will consider how they think each technology will develop in the near future and what role they it could play in sustainable resource management. They will discuss how the option compares to other technologies including environmental and carbon impact and factors that could prevent the technology reaching its full potential. Finally they will review what decision makers should be taking into account when choosing a particular technology.

Howard Robinson, Technical Director, SKM Enviros

  • Landfill

Paul James, Project Development Director, Ramboll

  • Energy from Waste

Christian Reeve, Chief Executive Officer, Biogen Power

  • Gasification and Pyrolysis

Lord Rupert Redesdale, Chairman, The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA)

  • Anaerobic Digestion

Ross Hilliard, Bid Director, Shanks Waste Solutions

  • MBT & SRF Production

Peter Mills, Development Director, New Earth Solutions

  • Composting

 

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