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CRN UK Annual Conference 2004

Catch the Recycling Bug

Thank you to all those people who made the 15th annual conference such a huge success. We have had very positive feedback on the content and networking opportunities at this years conference.

Please see below for the speaker presentations. Summaries of the seminars are now available to download. We hope you will find this useful.

The audio versions of the main speaker presentations are now available from CRN UK. A CD version can be obtained by contacting Carrie Freeman (Events Assistant) on 0117 9420142 or emailing events@crn.org.uk.

DAY1 - WEDNESDAY 19 May 2004

UPCOMING CHALLENGES FOR WASTE MANAGERS

Urban waste opportunities and challenges - Nicky Gavron, Labour candidate for Deputy Mayor

Today's policy agenda for waste and resources: progress or procrastination? - Ray Georgeson, WRAP

Waste, the global phenomenon and the proximity principle - Ric Anthony, Grass roots Recycling, California

Minister's Address - Rt Hon Elliot Morley MP
The Ministers speach is now available here. It is not verbatim but covers the main points.


Could you put the attached on the web, with a note saying that it shows the main points covered but is not verbatim. Could you also put a note to say that we have recordings of the main plenary speakers that can be copied onto cd for a small fee for p&p.

 

Political Will - its role in recycling

Political Will and Money: is it possible to secure both? Martin Winter, Mayor of Doncaster

Government support: The construction of Exemplars through the Welsh Assembly - Mal Williams, Coordinator, Cylch

Voluntary Finance Initiative and Sure Funding - update on a cost savings based approach to funding the community waste sector - Ben Metz, London CRN


Rt Hon Elliot Morley MP

Afternoon Seminars

Session 1 - Identifying the Practicalities of Implementing WEEE in the UK

Speakers include:
Chair: Sheila McKinley, Defra
Craig Anderson, FRN
Bruce Bratley, London ReMade
Andrew Lunnon, Dti

Session 4 - Funding recycling for local authorities and commuity groups

Speakers include:
Chair: Mike Croxford, Newport Wastesavers
Linda Crichton, WRAP
John Enright, Head of Local Authority Support, WIP
Paul Knuckle, CRED
Louise Owens, RSNC

Session 2 - Meeting Recycling and Composting Targets Through the Diversion of Food Waste

Speakers include:
Chair: Andy Cunningham, CRN UK Executive Member
Nick James, State VET Service
Nick McAllister, CCN
Cam Matheson, ELCRP
Catherine Hallewell, HDRA

Session 5 - Maximising Recycling Rates at Civic Amenity Sites

Speakers include:
Chair - Joe Papineschi, Eunomia Research and Consulting
Charlotte Beaumont, Future West
Austin Willett, Restore Kings Cross Furniture Store
Will Gardiner, North London Waste Authority

Session 3 - Challenging the collection methodologies of householder separated collections

Speakers include:
Chair: Iain Gulland, CRN UK Executive Member
Dominic Hogg, Eunomia Research and Consulting
Mike Colyer, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Andy Bond, ECT Recycling
Rick Hindley, Alcan Aluminium Can Recycling

Session 6 - Zero Waste

Speakers include:
Chair: Ray Georgeson, WRAP
Martin Winter, Mayor of Doncaster
Ric Anthony, Grass Roots Recycling, California
Mal Williams, Cylch

Procurement of Waste and Recycling Services

Intergrated versus Modular Contracts

Speakers include:
Dominic Hogg, Eunomia Research and Consulting
John Enright, Head of Local Authority Support, WIP
Lee Marshall, Stratford-upon-Avon District Council

Procurement from SMEs and the Community Sector

Speakers include:
Richard Macfarlane, co-author of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report Achieving Community Benefits Through Contracts
Andy Bond, ECT Recycling
Geoffrey Tierney, ODPM

 

 

DAY 2 - Thursday 20 May 2004

Marketing, Media and Awareness

Community-based marketing explained. Raising awareness through practical action - Mark Walton, The Recycling Consortium

Rethink Rubbish Western Riverside - Boosting Kerbside Effectiveness - Jim Fielder, Waste Watch

Awareness is not enough - Clare Lennard, Case Study Ecoactive in Hackney

Branding recycling as a lifestyle choice - Fay Dashper, Oxfordshire County Council and Anna Maris, Resource Publishing


Anna Maris and Fay Dashper - May 2004

Morning Seminars

Session 1 - Opportunities in Waste and Job Creation

Speakers include:
Chair: Jim McLaughlin, CRN UK Executive Committee Member
Terry McDonald, St Vincents de Paul, Oregon
Ann Menzies-Blythe, Wildwood
Peter Lee, Recycling Ollerton & Broughton (ROB)

Session 4 - Expanding involvement in recycling in harder to reach communities

Speakers include:
Chair: Dave Birley, Safe Neighbourhood Unit
Worku Lakew, Tower Hamlets Community Recycling Consortium
Manda Brookman, CoaST - Cornwall Sustainable Tourism

Session 2 - Environmental Education in Schools

Speakers include:
Session run by The Recycling Consortium
Chair: Martin Pearce, TRC
Robin Jones, North Somerset Education Officer, TRC
Dawn McGhee, North Somerset Education Officer, TRC

Session 5 - The challenge of dealing with industrial and commercial waste

Speakers include:
Chair: Doreen Fedrigo, Waste Watch
Richard Mehmed, NCWRP Wood
Sally Purnell, Network Recycling
Andrew Pears, Kotuku

Session 3 - Training Opportunities within the Sector

Speakers include:
Chair: Emma Hallett, CRN UK
Adam Martin, Ambios
Jude Warrender, CRN UK
Liz Green, WRAP

Session 6 - Linking up with awareness campaigns and achieving best results

Speakers include:
Chair: Peter Woodward, Quest Associates
Gareth Morton, SWAP
Gareth Lloyd, Director of Communications, WRAP
Anna Maris, Resource Publishing
Lewis Herbert, Anglia Region Waste Awareness SLIM YOUR BIN! Campaign ARWAC 1997 to 2002

Recognising the economic and social benefits of waste

The opportunities reprocessing presents for job creation - Terry McDonald, St Vincent de Paul's Oregon
Please download all four parts for the full presentation.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Plugging the Leaks... - Justin Sacks, New Economics Foundation

Case Study: Added value achievements in Scotland - Clive Good, Campbeltown Wastewatchers

Waste in the Regions

Pooling Waste Targets - Steve Palfrey, Somerset County Council

Working with the RDA - Angela White, Yorkshire Forward

How the community sector fits with the regional agenda - Naomi Johnson, CRN UK and Philippa Roberts, London CRN


Justin Sacks - May 2004

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