Australian environment minister welcomes consultation on waste tyres
22/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com)
Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, has announced the release of a consultation package on end-of-life tyres for public comment. Mr Garrett said the consultation followed the April meeting of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC), which agreed to move forward with a nationally consistent approach to managing end-of-life tyres...continue

Environmentally friendly recycling of cars in the EU
22/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com)
Recycling scrapped cars plays an important role in reducing pollution by decreasing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. A new study has investigated advanced technologies to increase the recovery rate from end-of-life vehicles, which can help EU Member States achieve EU targets for resource and energy recovery...continue.

Legislation boosts the UK waste electronics recycling market
22/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com)
The waste electronics recycling industry is rapidly growing in Europe and this is mainly thanks to legislation; principally the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive complimented by the ROHS (Restriction On the use of certain Hazardous Substances) directive, which represent the most important driver in this market...continue

Ireland: £20m recycling facility opens
21/05/2008 (edie.net)
Waste management company Greenstar has opened a new Euro 20m recycling facility in Bray, County Wicklow. The site will divert 135,000 tonnes from landfill every year and features an automated dry mix recyclables line to automatically separate aluminium and steel cans, paper, cardboard and plastics...continue.

Call for more post-shredder ELV recycling capacity
20/05/2008 (letsrecycle.com)
More facilities are needed for recycling post-shredder material if UK car recyclers are to meet their targets for recycling end of life vehicles, a leading industry figure has argued....continue

UAE: First plant for recycling construction waste opened
20/05/2008 (albawaba.com)
The emirate of Sharjah saw Sunday the inauguration of the first UAE's plant for recycling construction waste. The AED 40 million (some US$11 million) Saja'a waste management factory is developed and run by Emirates Environmental Technology Company under supervision of Bee'ah, a limited liability joint stock company, partly owned by Sharjah Municipality...continue

Waste - The Social Context '08: Urban Issues and Solutions
Sustainable waste management is critical to the health and well-being of all people. While many conferences focus on the technical aspects of waste management, Waste—The Social Context ’08 is unique in addressing the environmental, social and economic implications. Topics will include public perceptions and behaviour, social forces influencing waste streams, environmental policy, waste management in urban settings, stakeholder participation, developing countries and countries in transition, international trade in waste products, and waste economics, among others.
11 - 15 May 2008 Alberta, Canada

The Plastics The Industry of Tomorrow
The "Plastics: The Industry of Tomorrow" Conference only takes place once every 5 years and is seen as a key event in the plastics industry. Set to coincide with the British Plastics Federations 75th Anniversary Plastics The Industry of Tomorrow is a world-class conference looking ahead to the future of the industry.
14 - 15 May 2008 Cheshire, United Kingdom

China International Recycling Conference and Exhibition
Two new divisions, which are of Scrap Paper and of End of Life Vehicles will be added to 2008 China International Recycling Conference, compared with the Recycling Policy, System Construction and Environment-Friendly Division, Market, Trade and Financing Division, Ferrous and Non-ferrous Division and E-scrap Division of 2007 China International Recycling Conferece
18 - 19 May 2008 Guangzhou, China, People's Rep.

ISWA Beacon Conference: THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE: OPTIMISING THE C-CYCLE on Biological Treatment of biowaste
Biological treatment offers a fully scaled and flexible variety of approaches, including composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical-biological treatment, and relates to other key aspects of environmental engineering, e.g. operational optimisation of collection schemes for biodegradable waste and minimisation of disamenities at treatment sites. The ISWA "Beacon" Conference will address comprehensively all such aspects, allowing waste managers, stakeholders, policy-makers to gather information and tools for decision-making and establishment of consistent strategies. Registration form | final programme
22 - 23 May 2008 Perugia, Italy

PLASTPOL
12th International Fair of Technologies, Equipment and Machines for Plastics Processing, Packaging, Industrial design, Plastics, Rubber processing, Recycling
27 - 30 May 2008 Kielce, Poland

World Bioenergy 2008
This major global bioenergy get-together is based on the unique "Taking you from Know-How to Show-How" concept, combining conference sessions, field excursions and tradeshow into one comprehensive event.
27 - 29 May 2008 Jönköping, Sweden

BIR Spring Convention
BIR Spring Convention (Bureau of International Recycling)
02 - 04 June 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco

Waste Management 2008
Fourth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment
02 - 04 June 2008 Granada, Spain

WasteEng08: 2nd International Conference on Engineering for Waste Valorisation
We will be pleased to welcome you to to be held at the Convention Centre, University of Patras, Greece on June 3-5, 2008.
03 - 05 June 2008 Patras, Greece

BioEnergy Conference & Exhibition 2008
BioEnergy 2008 will take place June 3, 4 and 5, 2008 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada - at the heart of one of the largest fibre baskets in the world
03 - 05 June 2008 British Columbia, Canada

Electronics & Battery Recycling ’08 International Conference, Exhibition & Plant Tours
The Electronics & Battery Recycling ’08 International Conference, Exhibition & Plant Tours will be held in the Westin Harbour Castle from June 3-6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
03 - 06 June 2008 Toronto, Canada

TurKEY REW Istanbul 2008
The 4th Int'l Recycling, Environmental Technologies and Waste Management Fair is the most dedicated environmental technologies fair in Turkey. The fair will cover all aspects of environmental technologies.
19 - 22 June 2008 Istanbul, Turkey

IIRWM' 2008 - India International Recycle & Waste Management Exhibition & Conference
IIRWM'2008 is the 1st ever comprehnsive podium shared by the domestic and international industry leaders, providers and seekers addressing a network on public-private partnership and gaining valuable insight on countries planning & Implementation on various waste disposable management units, reducing - reusing - recycling of waste with highest technological investments and elevation of technological development in managing and solutions on Waste, Recycle and Waste-to-Energy.
16 - 18 August 2008 New Delhi, India

2008 Global Waste Management Symposium
The 2008 Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) will serve as a forum for the presentation of both applied and fundamental research and case studies on waste management. We invite the entire community of designers, facility owners and operators, policy makers, and researchers to participate.
07 - 10 September 2008 The Rocky Mountains of Colorado, United States

RWM Birmingham
The UK`s LEADING dedicated event for the Recycling & Waste Management Industry. RWM08 will take place between 16th and 18th September 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham.
16 - 18 September 2008 RWM Birmingham, United Kingdom

13th International Battery Recycling Congress
13th International Battery Recycling Congress
17 - 19 September 2008 Dusseldorf, Germany

IFAT CHINA 2008 - 3rd International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection
IFAT CHINA is the comprehensive exhibition on the Asian market for practice-oriented solutions in the key sectors for environmental protection and waste disposal including water supply, sewage, recycling, air pollution, environmental technology and environmentally sound energy sources
23 - 25 September 2008 Shanghai (Pudong), China, People's Rep.