Developments Toward a Circular Economy
The WEEE Ireland Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Compliance Scheme for management of electrical and battery waste has been celebrated as a national success in collection and quality rate target achievement on behalf of its industry members. In 2017 the EU WEEE...
Keynote Speaker on Climate Change & Waste Management
There can be little argument that Climate Change and its effects is the most important issue for a generation. How Climate Change will affect how we manage our waste and the waste management industry as a whole is a topic worthy of this year’s International Keynote...
Circular Economy Recycling Targets – A Big Challenge for Ireland
In a recent report by the European Commission there was established a common EU target for recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2035 and a common EU target for recycling 70% of packaging waste by 2030. There are also recycling targets for specific packaging material...
Plastic Surgery: Changing the Face of Packaging
Plastics and plastic packaging are still a major problem for the waste management industry on a global scale and indeed, society in general with huge environmental issues and ocean pollution arising due to the over use of plastics. The waste management industry in...
Enhancements in the Waste Collection Permitting system
Over the last year or so there has been a lot of talk and discussion about possible changes that might be coming to how companies go about gaining a waste collection permit and indeed, keeping it. These changes are now coming. The National Waste Collection Permits...
National Waste Policy Review
With possible changes to waste policy coming soon and indeed to waste enforcement with potentially new and increased environmental levies on waste, there is lots to discuss surrounding these issues and more at this year’s Irish Waste Management Conference on Thursday,...
Moving Towards a Circular Culture within the Construction Sector
With such a boom in construction and demolition activity going on in Ireland right now C&D waste is top of a lot of companies and organisations agendas. Knowing what is and isn’t waste and keeping to those rules and regulations is key. That is why we are...
IWMA & CIWM launch Irish Waste Management Conference 201
The Irish Waste Management Association and The Chartered Institution of Waste Management are both delighted to announce this year’s annual Irish Waste Management Conference which will take place again in the Hogan Suite of Ireland’s only 100% sustainable conference...
Irish Waste Management Conference 2019 – SAVE the DATE
2018 Video Highlights The Irish Waste Management Association, The Chartered Institution of Waste Management and Conference Managers Consulting Ltd are delighted to announce this year’s annual Irish Waste Management Conference which will...