8 January, 2009 | Waste Management
The London & Southern Counties Centre of CIWM hosted an Open Meeting on Progressing the Recycling & Reuse Agenda, at Imperial College, London on Wednesday 7th January 2009. The Open Meeting was built around five papers selected from the CIWM-Defra Masters support programme, showcasing the work of young professionals coming into the waste and resources sector.
The five papers in the Open meeting all present evidence relevant to policy making on recycling and reuse. They were chosen from 13 student projects funded by the CIWM-Defra Masters support programme in 2008, and 15 funded in 2007. An afternoon workshop introduced the 2009 programme, for proposals are due later in January. The programme is co-funded by Defra’s Waste and Resources Evidence Programme and CIWM, and administered by CIWM, and is aimed primarily to build research capacity and to bring new professionals into the waste and resources sector. Professor David C Wilson co-ordinates the programme on behalf of Defra and CIWM.
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Two of the papers report on case studies looking at the stimulation of recycling among SMEs. One presents evidence from across Europe on the interface between producer responsibility and local authority responsibility for wastes, and draws potential lessons for the UK. Another compares the lifecycle impacts of rechargeable versus disposable consumer (AA) batteries. By way of contrast, the final paper looks at the social implications of ship breaking in Bangladesh.
8 September, 2008 | Waste Management
The Irish Environmental Protection Agency has published its National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008-2012. The plan is based on a report prepared by a team led by RPS Consulting Engineers, and including Cowi, the Clean Technology Centre and Prof David C Wilson.
The new Plan can be downloaded here. The primary objectives are to prevent and minimise hazardous waste and to manage, in an environmentally sound manner, hazardous waste that cannot be prevented. The Proposed Plan makes 30 recommendations for the prevention and improved management of hazardous waste in Ireland.A consultation ducument was previously made available in November 2007.
8 August, 2008 | Waste Management
The Africa Stockpiles Programme (ASP) is a 15 year, $250 million project to help African countries rid themselves of more than 500,000 tonnes of obsolete pesticides. The new guidelines provide advice to national decision makers on how to select the most appropriate disposal technology options for their country. The guidelines were prepared for WWF by an international team led by Patrick Dyke; Professor David C Wilson provided technical review within the team.
The ASP is a multi-stakeholder initiative, proposed in 2000 by WWF and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), and responding to a request by African countries for assistance to deal with the accumulation of obsolete pesticide stockpiles across the continent. These decaying stockpiles include DDT, dieldrin and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) now subject to the Stockholm Convention, and pose serious threats to the health of both rural and urban populations, especially the poorest of the poor, and contribute to land and water degradation. The ASP is funded by the Global Environment Fund and other donors; the implementation committee comprises the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Crop Life International (representing the global pesticide industry) as well as the two original NGOs WWF and PAN. The Disposal Technology Options Study (DTO) was initiated to review developments in available treatment and disposal techniques for ASP wastes. The report provides information to help countries make informed decisions about the options for treatment and disposal of their obsolete pesticide stocks and associated wastes to ensure that they are treated and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, protecting human health and the environment from adverse effects.
8 June, 2008 | Waste Management
DCW has been re-elected to represent the London and Southern Counties Centre of CIWM on one of the two major committees of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management. His re-appointment is for a second period of 3 years, and took effect at today’s AGM in Paignton.
8 October, 2007 | Waste Management
| Professor David C Wilson will present a paper at the Great Waste Seminar on 19 October, the last in a series of events to celebrate the centenary of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)’s London and Southern Counties Centre. His focus is on the ‘forgotten chapter’ in the history of organised waste management, the dust-yard system in London that achieved 100% recycling (‘zero-waste’) for much of the period from 1790-1850. UPDATE: this paper has now been written up and published in the journal Waste Management. |
8 September, 2007 | Waste Management
A waste and resources evidence programme to help deliver the Government’s ambitious waste policies has been outlined by Defra. TheWaste and Resources Evidence Strategy 2007-2011 summarises the key areas where research will be commissioned and evidence sought over the next few years.
The programme will inform delivery of the Government’s Waste Strategy for England 2007, published in May, which set out priorities on waste prevention, minimisation, recycling, recovery, and energy production.
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This is the second Defra waste and resources research programme. Since its inception in 2004 over 80 projects have been commissioned, with a budget of up to £5m a year. Professor David C Wilson chairs the Waste and Resources Research Advisory Group, which advises Defra on the programme.
