***************************************************** Newsletter n° 5/2007 - March ***************************************************** To see this Newsletter in HTML go to http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/newsletter/archive/2007/html/newsletter_n_5.html To receive this newsletter in HTML format ask to helpdesk@garwer.com ***************************************************** Featured Events ***************************************************** Sep - Eco technologies exhibition The great international event dedicated to public services, anti-pollution technologies in productive processes, city management and energy. Simultaneously, study days, an opportunity for operators to update their knowledge, are held on the most significant current themes in the sector 18-21 April 2007 , Padua, Italy http://www.seponline.it/ ***************************************************** Latest News ***************************************************** 21/03/2007 Ireland makes producers responsible for tyres http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: ENDS Europe DAILY The Irish environment ministry has published draft rules imposing producer responsibility on manufacturers, importers and suppliers of tyres. The regulation sets a framework for voluntary compliance schemes, building on an agreement already reached with industry to set up a system to track waste tyre flows. Any operator choosing not to join a compliance scheme will have to register annually with local authorities at a cost of €25 per tonne of tyres supplied. The regulation is aimed at avoiding unauthorised burning, uncontrolled disposal or the keeping of unauthorised stockpiles. See Press Release Draft Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 | Draft Guidance – Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 | Explanatory Notes – Draft Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 | ------------------------------ 19/03/2007 UK: Quality Protocol published for composting industry http://www.letsrecycle.com/materials/composting/news.jsp?story=6627 Source: letsrecycle.com The Quality Protocol for Compost was published today, promising to cut red tape for composting companies and help them market their compost as a quality product. Developed by the Environment Agency and the Waste and Resources Action Programme, it has also had input from the Composting Association and the National Farmers Union. ------------------------------ 19/03/2007 UK: Electronics sector "confusion" as WEEE deadline arrives http://www.letsrecycle.com/legislation/news.jsp?story=6630 Source: letsrecycle.com Thousands of electronics companies based in the UK could be unwittingly breaking the law after today, if they have not signed up to a recycling scheme for waste electronics. Under new producer responsibility regulations – called the WEEE Regulations - all manufacturers, importers or re-branders of electrical goods must register with one of the 37 approved producer compliance schemes to contribute to UK recycling. These compliance schemes will then act on their behalf to collect and recycle waste electronic equipment picked up at designated collection facilities (DCFs) from July 1. With no threshold in the legislation, all electronics producers must join a compliance scheme. But the compliance schemes believe that as many as a third of all companies obligated under the regulations – called the WEEE Regulations – know nothing about them or today's deadline. ------------------------------ 08/03/2007 New global initiative to address electroscrap http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: ENDS Europe DAILY An international initiative has been launched to tackle rising volumes of electronics waste. The Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) initiative, hosted by the United Nations University, includes members from industry, academia, governments and NGOs. StEP promotes standardisation of electroscrap recycling to recover valuable and potentially toxic chemicals. The Basel action network, an NGO upholding the Basel convention, accused StEP of "appearing to advocate illegal export of hazardous e-waste". The NGO also criticised the "hardly open" membership programme, which seems designed to "lock out" interested parties. See press releases from StEP and BAN . ------------------------------ 08/03/2007 USA: Lehigh Technologies inc. and MTR inc.Team Up to Recycle Tires http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=11044 Source: recyclingtoday.com Lehigh Technologies, Inc. announced an agreement with MTR, Inc., the Southeast's largest collector and processor scrap tires and other scrap rubber with facilities and operations in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi, processing over 15 million tires annually... ------------------------------ 08/03/2007 New Plastics Recycling Plant in UK Announced http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=11061 Source: recyclingtoday.com The first plant in the United Kingdom to recycle plastics into material for food packaging has been announced with the signing of a joint private and public sector funding agreement. The plant, operated by Closed Loop London, will transform the recycling of PET plastic in the UK. The facility is expected to open at the end of this year. It is scheduled to handle around 35,000 metric tons of packaging a year... ------------------------------ 08/03/2007 PET anti-dumping tariffs "good for recycling" http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: ENDS Europe DAILY European plastic manufacturers have welcomed a five-year extension of EU anti-dumping duties on PET plastic bottle imports from six south Asian countries as beneficial for the environment. On Friday, trade association Plastics Europe said that the continued duties would help encourage viable recycling projects. The EU imposed duties in response to fears that the EU market would otherwise be flooded with cheap PET bottles. The measure was renewed in February. See press release and council regulation . ------------------------------ 05/03/2007 UK condemned over late Weee law http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: ENDS Europe DAILY The UK has been condemned by the European court of justice for late implementation of the 2002 waste electrical and electronic equipment (Weee) directive. On Thursday, the court backed European commission complaints that Britain should have transposed the directive by August 2004. The UK finally brought its legislation into force – the last EU state to do so – only this January... See judgement in case C-139/06 | UK guidance . ------------------------------ 05/03/2007 UK: One of the largest wood recycling operations in the UK has closed for a month following a fire last week. http://www.letsrecycle.com/materials/wood/news.jsp?story=6585 Source: letsrecycle.com Sonae UK Ltd's chipboard factory at Knowsley, Liverpool, which normally takes in over 300,000 tonnes of recycled wood each year, has shut its doors until March 26, after a fire broke out in the oil pump room. Dave Chapman, sales and marketing director at Sonae, said that the main plant had not been damaged, all recycled woodchip suppliers were being kept directly informed, and the disruption would be as "brief as possible"... ------------------------------ 05/03/2007 ECJ clarifies animal waste shipments status http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: ENDS Europe DAILY The European court of justice (ECJ) has ruled that shipments of waste meat-and-bone meal are excluded from most provisions in the EU’s 1993 waste shipments regulation, provided they are bound for recovery. The judgement was issued on Thursday in response to a request for clarification from a court in Austria. German company KVZ brought a claim for damages against the Austrian government after it detained a shipment of meat-and-bone meal destined for incineration as a fuel in a Bulgarian power station in 2003... Follow-up : European court of justice | judgement in case C-176/05 . ------------------------------ 05/03/2007 UK: Early talks held over battery recycling directive http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/news.jsp?story=6568 Source: letsrecycle.com The government has started holding informal consultations with industry concerning the implementation of the Battery Directive. The consultations include discussions around a life cycle analysis report that appears to recommend kerbside collection schemes or civic amenity sites for collecting batteries. The Battery Directive was adopted by Europe last September, and will see battery manufacturers and importers funding collections and recycling for spent batteries... ***************************************************** Latest TO/TR (Technology Offers / Technology Requests) ***************************************************** New concept for valorisation of the polluted grounds and waste A French company develops research and development for valorisation of the polluted grounds and waste. It proposes the management of the polluted grounds, materials resulting from these wastes but also the sorting and the waste disposal resulting from wild discharges. The various dies retained for the polluted grounds and materials resulting from the buildings public work support the valorisation of waste while based on the analytical results tests. The company looks for technical collaboration. (Ref: 06 FR FMAP 0EQD - 19/03/2007) Recovery system for removal and recycling of petrol vapour into liquefied petrol at filling stations A Norwegian SME has developed a technology for recovering hazardous petrol vapour emissions directly at the pump at filling stations, thus recycling the vapour into liquefied petrol. The system recovers 98 - 99 % of the vapour, and creates virtually emission-free filling stations. The technology can additionally be used within shipping, offshore, terminals, refineries, aviation, etc. The company is looking for an international industrial partner with an environmental profile. (Ref: 05 NO NORF 0DXM - 13/03/2007) Method of kinescope and/or screen utilisation and recycling yttrium and europium compounds from phosphors layer deleted from the utilised kinescopes and screens A Polish research institute invented an innovative method of utilisation of the waste kinescopes which ensures selection and recycling of raw materials and not causes emission of hazardous substances to environment. The institute is interested in licence agreement. (Ref: 06 PL SPOP 0EWN - 13/03/2007) Technology for manufacturing environment-friendly pallets made of recycled paper A Hungarian SME offers environment-friendly packaging technology for heavy-duty pallets manufactured with paper, for aesthetic, hygienic packaging of high-standard products. The procedure allows the creation of clean and aesthetic unit loads of e.g. food, pharmaceutical and micro electronic products. The used pallets can be recycled as waste paper. Cooperation partners for license/manufacturing agreement are welcome. (Ref: 06 HU HUBU 0E7S - 12/03/2007) Visit the TO/TR section http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/materiali.phpsc?i=totr ***************************************************** Next Events ***************************************************** China Eco Expo China Eco Expo is a major trade show and conference dedicated to showcasing international technology, products and expertise to be used in China's great move towards a sustainable economy. China Eco Expo is sponsored by the highest ministries and agencies of the Chinese government. It is an historic opportunity for international companies to establish or expand their share of the world’s largest and fastest growing environmental market 04 - 06 April 2007 Beijing, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.ecoexpo.com ------------------------------ Waste Conference "Waste matters. Integrating views" International conference 2nd BOKU, Institute of Waste Management at the BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Austria 16 - 19 April 2007 Vienna, Italy Link: http://waste-conference.boku.ac.at/start ------------------------------ CANECT 2007: Canadian Environmental Conference & Tradeshow Since 1992, CANECT has been the foremost event for Canadian environmental managers, plant personnel, government policy-makers, lawyers and consultants with responsibilities for environmental affairs... 16 - 17 April 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link: http://www.esemag.com/conferen/compliance.html ------------------------------ Sep - Eco technologies exhibition The great international event dedicated to public services, anti-pollution technologies in productive processes, city management and energy. Simultaneously, study days, an opportunity for operators to update their knowledge, are held on the most significant current themes in the sector 18 - 21 April 2007 Padua, Italy Link: http://www.seponline.it ------------------------------ Recycling & Waste Forum 2007 letsrecycle.com Live! is proud to present the Recycling & Waste Forum 2007, an exciting two-day event that combines seminars, workshops and a themed dinner. The inaugural event, which has already attracted widespread interest from all parties involved in the waste and recycling sectors of the industry, will offer extensive networking opportunities for decision makers, corporate partners and sponsors 18 - 19 April 2007 Birmingham, United Kingdom Link: http://www.letsrecycle.com/rwf/ ------------------------------ 19th Waste and Bioenergy Forum Over 550 participants and around 70 presenters are expected 24 - 26 April 2007 Kassel., Germany Link: http://www.abfallforum.de/tagung_ks/3_abfallforum_frameset.htm ------------------------------ EPTEE 2007 - The 8th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition EPTEE 2007 (The 8th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition) is an outstanding opportunity to present your company exhibits and services to experts from the industrial, trade and service sectors and to turn promising contacts into new business. International and Chinese entrepreneurs and those in charge of environmental protection in public agencies meet at this networking platform ... 27 - 29 April 2007 Shanghai, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.eptee.com/en/ ------------------------------ Ninth In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium The Preliminary Program lists the 525 platform and poster presentations scheduled as of November 30, 2006, in 45 technical sessions, chaired by leaders in bioremediation research and application. Presentations will cover the major themes in bioremediation today, including such topics as remediation of soil, groundwater, sediments, and landfills contaminated by metals, PAH, PCBs and dioxins, nitrates, energetics, perchlorates, chlorinated solvents, and petroleum products and additives; bioaugmentation and biostimulation to enhance intrinsic microbial processes; phytoremediation; bioremediation used in concert with physical/chemical processes; and regulatory and public perception issues 07 - 10 May 2007 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Link: http://www.battelle.org/environment/er/conferences/biosymp/ ------------------------------ 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Berlin 2007 The 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - From Research to Market Deployment - Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection will take place in Germany in the International Congress Center Berlin (ICC Berlin), Europe’s largest conference venue, named top in the category “World’s leading Conference & Convention Centre 2005”. 07 - 11 May 2007 Berlin, Germany Link: http://www.conference-biomass.com/Biomass_2007/welcome.asp ------------------------------ IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment This Symposium is a premier international forum for presenting environmental topics pertinent to engineers, managers and others engaged in research, development, manufacturing, recycling, and marketing of electronic products. 07 - 10 May 2007 Orlando, Florida, United States Link: http://www.regconnect.com/content/isee/ ------------------------------ Waste Expo 2007 WasteExpo is North America’s largest solid waste and recycling tradeshow serving both the private and public sectors 08 - 10 May 2007 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Link: http://wasteexpo.com/ ------------------------------ Waste to energy The worldwide only exhibition on energy recovery from waste and biomass opens its doors for the third time. "waste to energy" in Bremen once again offers an international forum for the presentation of innovative technologies and the comprehensive and critical discourse on current issues 09 - 10 May 2007 Bremen, Germany Link: http://www.wte-expo.com/ ------------------------------ SWANA’s 15th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) Co-sponsored by SWANA, the Integrated Waste Services Association (IWSA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and in partnership with the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) at Columbia University - the North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) is widely recognized as the LEADING industry conference and trade show covering municipal WTE issues, combustion concepts, and RD&D initiatives concerning new types of waste-conversion technologies. 21 - 23 May 2007 Miami, Florida, Italy Link: http://www.swana.org/sections/educate/sym_nawtech.aspx ------------------------------ Eco Summit 2007 This Eco Summit will focus on integrative aspects of all ecological science and its application under the general theme of "Ecological Complexity and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for 21st-Century's Ecology". The aim of this Eco Summit is to encourage a greater integration of both the natural and social sciences with the policy and decision-making community to develop a better understanding of the complex nature of ecological systems. This understanding will provide the basis for sustainable solutions to environmental problems 22 - 27 May 2007 Beijing, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.ecosummit2007.elsevier.com/ ------------------------------ WasteTech 2007 The 5th International Trade fair and Congress On Waste management, Recycling and Environmental Technologies The leading biennual waste management, recycling and environmenatl technologies show/congress in Russia/CIS established since 1999. Actual data of 2005 - 288 exhibitors, including 102 - international; 3011 sq.m of exhibits, 600 congress delegates, 5400 trade visitors. 200...more 29 May - 01 June 2007 Moscow, Russia Link: http://www.sibico.com/wt2005i/ ------------------------------ CET’07 International Conference on Environmental Investment and Cooperation and “ÇET’07-1st Environmental Technologies Fair” shall be organized under the body and the support of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in order to search, detect, coordinate and implement all the main thematic strategies in the field of environmental. 05 - 09 June 2007 Kocaeli, Turkey Link: http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/events/deluxegroup/Environmental_Technologies_Fair.pdf ------------------------------ 12th international conference on battery recycling International conference on battery recycling 20 - 22 June 2007 Budapest, Hungary Link: http://www.icm.ch/call_battery07.htm ------------------------------ China Eco Expo We are pleased to announce that China Eco Expo has made an alliance with CEIPEC, the official trade show of China’s environmental industries. As part of this agreement, CIEPEC has reserved a 9,000 Sq Ft. area for the China Eco Expo Pavilion, which will be dedicated to the best sustainable technologies, products and services from around the world. Held every 2 years since 1986, CIEPEC is the largest, most influential event of its kind in China, with 270,000 Sq Ft of exhibit space and a projected attendance of 60,000. China Eco Expo at CIEPEC represents an historic opportunity for international companies to enter or to expand their presence in the world's largest, most exciting environmental market. This is particularly true for companies that can contribute to the goal of sustainable development announced in China’s new Five Year Plan. 21 - 24 June 2007 Beijing, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.ecoexpo.com/ ------------------------------ CIEPEC 2007: 10th China International Environmental protection Exhibition & Conference CIEPEC2007 sponsored by State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) of China and organized by China Association of Environmental Protection Industry (CAEPI) will be grandly held on June 21-24, 2007 in China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) in Beijing. 21 - 24 June 2007 Beijing, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.chinaenvironment.org ------------------------------ Hillhead 2007 Hillhead 2007 is the exhibition to attend for all those in the quarrying, recycling and heavy construction industries. The show takes place from 26-28 June 2007 at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, England and is the world’s largest working quarry show, boasting 85,000m2 of showground and 450 leading international exhibitors. 26 - 28 June 2007 Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Link: http://www.hillhead.com/ ------------------------------ Other Events http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/eventi/index.phpsc ------------------------------ To be removed from the GARWER Newsletter, go to the following page: http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/newsletter/frmIscrizioneNewsletter.phpsc To promote your Company through the GARWER Newsletter mailto: marketing@wastexchange.co.uk ------------------------------