THE IRISH WASTE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2019
Policy, Enforcement & other Challenges
November 28th, Croke Park Conference Centre
Conference Agenda
9:00 Morning Session Chaired by Anthony Mulleady, Chairperson, Irish Waste Management Association
9:05 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Developing Irelands Waste Policy in a Circular Economy
Philip Nugent, Assistant Secretary, leading the Natural Resources and Waste Policy function at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- High level reflection on progress against the Waste Plan Targets / Objectives
- Highlight key issues for consideration in development of New National Waste Policy
- Outline Waste Plan Evaluation & Draft Plan process / timetable
Kevin Swift, Regional Co-Ordinator, Connacht Ulster Regional Waste Office
9:50 Enhancements in the Waste Collection Permitting system
- New waste collection permit conditions
- The waste collection permit review process
- Prioritising waste data
Leo Duffy, Programme Manager, National Waste Collection Permits Office
- What is up for debate from the 2012 Policy Document?
- How might the waste collection market change in light of the recent calls for re-municipalisation in Cork and Dublin?
- What challenges does Ireland face in complying with its EU waste obligations and what would the implications of breach be?
These issues and more will be explored in Alison’s usual thorough but practical presentation.
- Philip Nugent, Assistant Secretary, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
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Hugh Coughlan – Regional Co-ordinator, Eastern Midlands Waste Region
- Alison Fanagan, Joint Head of Environmental & Planning Group, A&L Goodbody
- Claire Downey, CRNI Executive, Community Reuse Network of Ireland
- Leo Duffy, Programme Manager, National Waste Collection Permits Office
- Utilising available data to empower Irish householders to increase recycling levels
- A collaborative trial aimed at improving food waste recycling in Ireland
11:40 Circular Economy MSW Recycling Targets – A Big Challenge for Ireland
- Current recycling performance
- Future targets
- International comparisons
- Recommended actions
Conor Walsh, Technical Director with SLR Consulting and also IWMA Secretary
12:00 The Plastic Dichotomy
- Valuing Plastic as a Resource
- The challenges of CEP & SUP for all stakeholders
- Consumer demands V’s Producer Responsibility in using plastic in packaging
Seamus Clancy, CEO, Repak
Des will discuss three topics which highlight issues with consumer packaging in Ireland
- Current and future deposit return schemes in Ireland
- Composite packaging and material choice – the future of plastic packaging is single stream and will be processed on this island
- Consumer information – a proposal to standardise packaging labels which can be easily understood in the household
- Nicholas Bond, Co-ordinator, WERLA – Southern Region, Environment Directorate, Cork County Council
- Conor Walsh, Technical Director with SLR Consulting and also IWMA Secretary
- Seamus Clancy, CEO, Repak
- Des Crinion, Managing Director, Irish Packaging Recycling, the commodities trading arm of the Panda Group
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Trevor Nicholl, CIWM Incoming President
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Caoimhin Nolan, EPA
- An international perspective – – separating fact from fiction
- The changing relationship with plastics in the UK
- A new world order, same old waste hierarchy
- What is circular economy, resource efficiency, sustainability, waste, recycling, reduction, environment, business? Is everyone talking the same language?
- The future for Plastic and Waste Management
- The impact eco-modulation fees will have for consumers purchasing electrical appliances in 2023
- Examining Ireland as a successful case study for implementation of the mandatory e-waste recycling treatment standards now proposed for all of Europe
- How WEEE Ireland plans to encourage consumers to not only recycle more, but also repair and reuse more appliances and devices
- WEEE Irelands strategy for environmental management and EPR solutions for new long-life technologies including lithium batteries and the PV Sector
Leo Donovan, CEO, WEEE Ireland
- Transition towards a circular supply chain within the construction sector
- Culture change
- Reimaging roles and responsibilities
- Building on resource efficiency good practice.
- Holistic lifecycle thinking
Keith Burke, Environmental Manager, Carey Building Contractors
3:30 Waste Prevention & the Circular Economy
- Waste Characterisation
- Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme
- Food Waste – targets and actions
- National Hazardous Waste Management Plan
- Climate Change contexts
Dr Shane Colgan, Programme Managers, EPA
- Toddy Cuthbert, MD, Cuthbert Environmental
- Cian O’Hora, MD, Integrated Material Solutions
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Keith Burke, Environmental Manager, Carey Building Contractors
- Dr Shane Colgan, Senior Manager, Resource Efficiency Unit, Environmental Protection Office
- Janet Lynch, Senior Environmental Consultant, ARUP