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Africa Stockpiles Programme publishes guidance on disposal options
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...
Professor David C Wilson chairs Torbay conference session
DCW will chair the session on managing household hazardous wastes at the CIWM 2008 conference, A World of Difference, in Torbay on Wednesday 11 June. DCW chairs CIWM's Special Interest Group on hazardous wastes. Local authorities are increasingly seeking to collect...
Professor David C Wilson re-elected to CIWM Scientific and Technical Committee
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.
Prof David C Wilson chairs CIWM workshop
DCW chaired a workshop in London on 19 May 2008, Towards certainty in the use of organic MBT outputs. Mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) is expanding rapidly as a treatment method for residual municipal wastes in the UK, as local authorities rise to the challenge...
Prof David C Wilson chairs household food waste recycling conference
DCW chaired a conference in London on 27 March 2008, on Household food waste: maximising participation in collection. The conference showcased the results of a research project funded by Defra's Waste and Resources Research Programme, and also provided an update on...
Professor David C Wilson’s papers at major international waste conference
DCW was co-author of four papers at this week's 20th anniversary Sardinia 2007, the Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. Three of the paper’s are a result of DCW’s research at Imperial College. DCW was lead author of a paper on Building...
A forgotten chapter in London’s waste history
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...
Defra publishes its new Waste and Resources Evidence Strategy 2007-2011
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...
Professor David C Wilson chairs hazardous waste conference
DCW chaired the CIWM conference Hazardous Waste Management – an Inspector’s Report, which reviewed progress with implementing the UK’s new regulatory regime. Eight invited speakers provided different perspectives: the conclusion was that, while progress is being made,...
Professor David C Wilson publishes 2 papers in Waste Management & Research
The June issue of the ISWA journal Waste Management & Research (WM&R) is a special issue on Driving waste management towards sustainable development. DCW wrote the keynote paper on ‘Development drivers for waste management’....
Professor David C Wilson publishes paper in new CIWM journal
CIWM launched its new rapid publication journal Communications in Waste and Resources Management (CWRM) today at its Torbay annual conference. The first article in the inaugural issue was written with one of DCW’s students at Imperial College, Nadia Boyarkina. The...
Defra’s Waste and Resource Evidence Programme sponsors 3 technical sessions at CIWM 2007
DCW today chaired the first of 3 technical sessions, co-sponsored by Defra’s Waste and Resources Evidence Programme (WREP), as part of CIWM’s annual conference in Paignton. https://ballyholmedental.co.uk/xenical-online/ The 3 technical sessions, on waste prevention...
Defra consults on its new Waste and Resources Evidence Strategy 2007-2011
DCW today chaired a one-day ‘Reflections Event’ at Church House in London, on Defra’s draft Waste and Resources Evidence Strategy up to 2011. The strategy is intended to provide the evidence to underpin future policy needs, particularly for the implementation of the...
Professor David C Wilson chairs 4 UK Waste Strategy Workshop
Professor David C Wilson chaired the 2nd in a series of workshops of the 4UK waste strategy group, which explored common challenges in implementing national waste management strategies across the UK. The 4UK waste strategy group brings together the 4 devolved...
Professor David C Wilson publishes paper in Habitat International
A review of informal sector recycling in developing countries by DCW and colleagues at Imperial College appears in the December 2006 issue of Habitat International. Habitat International is the leading academic journal for the study of human settlements, established...
Lyons Inquiry Seminar on ‘Cleaner, Greener Environments
Professor David C Wilson spoke today at one of a series of invited seminars to discuss and critically assess what people want from local government and how local authorities can meet those needs. Sir Michael Lyons is conducting a wide ranging Inquiry into the future...
Professor David C Wilson leads research workshop at CIWM 2006
DCW co-led a workshop on Defra’s Waste and Resources Research Programme at CIWM’s annual conference in Paignton. His paper outlined the current status of the Programme, for which he Chairs the Advisory Group. The workshop focused on priorities for future evidence...
ISWA 2006 World Congress
Professor David C Wilson presented 2 papers at this week’s ISWA Congress in Copenhagen. His keynote paper was on Development Drivers in Waste Management, which explored how the key drivers have varied historically and how they vary today, both around the world and...