6th July, 2008
Forthcoming seminar
Details of the autumn seminar will be available soon.
Previous seminars
The NHHWF summer 2008 seminar "Spotlight on HHW Treatment" was held on Wednesday 2 July at the Manufacturing Institute in Manchester.
Presentations will be available to download soon.
The practicalities involved in carrying hazardous waste, Chris Sedgley, Veolia
Haz Guide 2008, Emma Kerrigan, Resource Futures
WEEE a year on:views from a compliance scheme, Paul James, DHL
HHW impact on Mechanical Biological Treatment, Ben Goad, Global Renewables
HHW and MBT output: Utilising bio compost on land, Brian Chambers, ADAS
The NHHWF spring 2008 seminar was held on 27 February at The Hawth, Crawley and focussed on HHW culture and behaviour change.
Presentations are available to download below:
Cultural changes needed to address the objectives and targets of the new strategy, Phill Russell, West Sussex County Council
Waste prevention advisors Ryan Woodard, Brighton University
Rising to the cultural challenge, Bill Griffiths, Viridor
Helping the community understand their Duty of Care responsibilities ,Ian Jopling, Horsham District Council
Consumer response to the battery trials, Chris Davey, WRAP
Paint industry producer responsibility and the role of Community RePaint, Mark Gregory, Community RePaint
Communicating and influencing behaviour of SMEs, Susan Kent, BREW
The NHHWF autumn seminar " Are we treating your HHW well?" was held on 10 October 2007 in Walsall and was sponsored by AWM Group.
Presentations are available to download below:
The Draft Batteries Regulations, Anju Sharda, Defra
A mountain to climb:Implementing the Batteries Directive in the UK, Michael Green, G & P Batteries
WEEE Reuse and Recycling by the Third Sector, Greg Walker, CREATE UK Ltd
Bridging the Gap: Using the Private Sector, Paul Woodhead, AWM Group
Oil:Dangerous Pollutant, Valuable Resource, Richard Martin, Environment Agency
Sharing information Over a Coffee at the WEEECAF
This seminar was sponsored by AWM Group
The NHHWF summer 2007 seminar: 26 June, "Where are WEEE going?" focused on the new waste strategy and practical arrangements for implementation of WEEE.
Presentations are available to download below:
HHW and the new Waste Strategy - Martin Cox, Waste Strategy Review Team, Defra
HHW services and collection of WEEE in West Sussex - Phillip Russell, West Sussex County Council
The practicalities of collecting WEEE - Duncan Simpson, Valpak
WEEE know what to do - Bill Griffiths, Viridor Waste Management
Ten things you didn’t know about HHW - Rebecca Slack, Cranfield University
Please follow the link below to read feedback from the Summer 2006 workshop, Oxford.
Feedback from the Summer seminar group workshops: Where are WEEE going?
The event was sponsored by Valpak and Oxfordshire County Council.
NHHWF spring 2007 seminar: 14 March, Leeds Town Hall - Domestic social responsibility – encouraging proper disposal of HHW
The NHHWF spring 2007 seminar “Domestic social responsibility – encouraging proper disposal of HHW” explored communications and enforcement issues.
The event included presentations from leading experts involved in communicating with the public on waste issues and enforcing controls on illegal disposal of waste, and was held on 14 March at Leeds Town Hall.
Presentations are available to download below:
Gareth Morton (Resource Futures) - Poisonous and Evil Rubbish
Chris Davey (WRAP) - Battery Collection Update
Kate Fairfoull (Norfolk County Council) - Household Hazardous Waste Amnesties
Ginette Unsworth (ENCAMS) - Targetted Campaigning
Alan d'Arcy (Environment Agency) - National Fly-tipping Prevention Strategy
Graham Bailey (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) - Integrated Fly-tipping Strategy
David Willson (Liverpool City Council) - Liverpool Abandoned Vehicles Project
NHHWF autumn seminar: Healthcare waste – in need of resuscitation?
Nottingham Trent University on 19 October 06
“Healthcare waste – in need of resuscitation?” focused on topical issues in the management of healthcare waste, with a particular focus on new government guidance due to be released in autumn 2006. A “hot topic” session provided an update on implementation of the WEEE Regulations.
Presentations are available to download below:
Safe management of healthcare waste - Eamonn Prendergast, Defra
Collecting healthcare waste: health and safety issues - Judith Reilly, Health and Safety Executive
Implementing the WEEE Directive: the local authority perspective - Neil Ferris, LARAC
The event was sponsored by Biffa Waste Services.
NHHWF summer seminar - Hazardous waste reduction and disposal: finding solutions for SMEs
6 July 2006, Said Business School, Oxford
This event focussed on preventing, reducing and disposing of hazardous waste generated by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and explored:
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HHW issues in the waste strategy consultation
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the HAZRED project, an Environment Agency led project which aims to help SMEs prevent and reduce their production of hazardous wastes
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SME case studies of hazardous waste reduction
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Oxfordshire County Council’s chemical collection service
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Defra research on hazardous WEEE.
Download the presentations (PDF files) below:
Waste Strategy consultation - Options for HHW - Andy Howarth, Defra
The Haz Red project - Gill Ross-Jones, The Environment Agency
Minimising Hazardous Waste - Dr Geoff Leaver, Envirowise
The SITA HazXchange service - Robin Stevenson and Colin Smithson, SITA UK
Hazardous waste reduction – the business perspective - Dr Jonathan Hall, Evotec
Asbestoclear: solutions for asbestos disposal - Paul Woodhead, PPF Waste Management
The event was sponsored by Oxfordshire County Council and Grundon Waste Management Ltd.