***************************************************** Newsletter n° 15/2006 - October ***************************************************** ***************************************************** Sponsorship Opportunity ***************************************************** Annual Sponsorship - Offer Take advantage of this exciting opportunity ! Promote – from now to the end of 2007 - your company’s products and services by sponsoring at Wastexchange.eu and at the most important Italian waste management exhibitions and educational events. Enter the Italian and the international market using the best gate. Pay Attention: This is a special offer and it's limited to the first twenty companies that will subscribe it. 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The Company sell, install and commission unique proprietary turnkey recycling and separation plants and equipment. http://www.result-technology.com/ ***************************************************** Featured Events ***************************************************** ECOMONDO 2006 ECOMONDO strengthens its leadership for the entire waste recovery cycle, sustainable energy, water recycling, reclamation, air quality and risks and safety. 08-11 November 2006 , Rimini, Italy http://www.ecomondo.com/en/ POLLUTEC 2006 The key global meeting for environment professionals, Pollutec Lyons brings together 2,400 exhibitors covering a range of sectors, equipment, technologies and services and 65,000 industrialists, local authority managers and specifiers for 4 days of outstanding business opportunities. 28 November-01 December 2006 , Lyon, France http://www.pollutec.com/ 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 ***************************************************** 19/10/2006 Irish Firm Opens New Automated MRF http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10452 Source: recyclingtoday.com Greenstar, based in Dublin, Ireland, has opened a new automated materials recycling facility in the Dublin, Ireland area. The new MRF, costing around $32 million, is licensed to take in 220,000 metric tons of commercial and industrial waste and construction and demolition material. It is expected that the facility will be able to recycle around 70 percent of the C&I material and 85 percent of the C&D waste. ------------------------------ 19/10/2006 Recycling Symposium Discusses Scrap Tire Issues and Opportunities http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10428 Source: recyclingtoday.com The Rubber Association of Canada will be holding its bi-annual event in Ottawa, Ontario from Oct. 18-20. One of the areas that the group will discuss will be managing end-of-life scrap tires. "Canada is a world-leader in scrap tire management" said Glenn Maidment, president, The Rubber Association of Canada, host of the event. "We've invited leading experts from around the world, every two years since 1994, to come and share with us what can be done to recycle this valuable resource" he added. Full details of the event can be found at www.rubberassociation.ca/symposium/2006.html ------------------------------ 19/10/2006 Taiwanese Steel Company Building Recycling Plant http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10453 Source: recyclingtoday.com Dragon Steel Corp. has announced that it will expand its Taiwanese steelmaking facilities with the addition of a recycling facility. The company has contracted with Paul Worth, a Luxemburg engineering company to build the facility based on its Paul Wurth Primus technology. With the technology, Dragon Steel will be able to recycle the stockpiled and future fine materials from its electric arc furnace facility, as well as from other sinter plants, blast furnaces and BOF plants. ------------------------------ 19/10/2006 Sims Recycling Solutions Acquires German Recycler http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10448 Source: recyclingtoday.com Sims Group Limited’s Sims Recycling Solutions division has acquired the German company Metall + Recycling GmbH. The acquisition grows Sims’ electronics recycling division globally. M+R specializes in recycling electrical and electronic equipment, as well as processing nonferrous metal. The German operation recycles more than 100,000 metric tons of e-scrap a year... ------------------------------ 19/10/2006 Austria - Germany - Tyre Scraps for Road Construction http://www.thueringen.de/de/homepage/presse/23904/uindex.html Source: Knoten Weimar Newsletter The growing heavy freight traffic requires high load resistance and durability of the road pavement. In Austria a rubber asphalt was therefore developed: the addition of a mass percent of rubber meal from tyre scraps produces a distortion-resistant, very durable material. The Thuringian Ministry for Construction and Traffic is testing the innovative road pavement on two climatically different roads. The extended duration of use should contribute to savings ------------------------------ 19/10/2006 Environmental Protection in Vietnam http://www.adb.org/Documents/CSPs/VIE/default.asp Source: Knoten Weimar Newsletter Ho Chi Minh City has launched major environmental protection programmes for 2006 through 2010 in order harmonise economic growth with social progress. 100% of the medical waste, 95% of the ordinary solid waste and 75% of the hazardous industrial waste, as well as 100% of the industrial waste water should be treated according to environmental standards. Further goals: Promoting recycling and environmentally-friendly products, setting economical and technical standards for environmental protection, data collection, pollution monitoring, urban forests development, flood prevention, classification of production establishments by environment-friendly criteria... ------------------------------ 16/10/2006 Recycled materials could help pave the way to urban cooling http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=12108&channel=5 Source: edie.net Crumbled rubber and recycled aggregates could be used to produce pavements that help reduce heat absorption as part of a plan to stop temperatures going through the roof in our sweltering summer cities. ------------------------------ 13/10/2006 Council adopts eco-innovation funding plan http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: endseuropedaily.com EU governments have given the green light for a seven-year funding programme for competitiveness and innovation. The CIP will include €727m for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects – taking over from previous funding mechanisms like Save and Altener - and a further €430m for eco-innovation projects. Overall, it will disburse €3.2bn between 2007 and 2013. ------------------------------ 11/10/2006 Vetrazzo Introduces New Product for Recycled Glass http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10422 Source: recyclingtoday.com Vetrazzo, LLC has begun producing and distributing Vetrazzo recycled glass surfaces in Northern California. The new company's launch was aided by a grant from the California Department of Conservation for expanding new markets for recycled glass manufactured products. Vetrazzo makes surfaces from recycled glass that are used for countertops, tables, bars, walls, and flooring. ------------------------------ 11/10/2006 Pallet Recycler Expands in UK Market http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10399 Source: recyclingtoday.com A new pallet recycling company has begun operations in Loscoe, United Kingdom. The company, Theaker Recycling, collects wooden pallets from building sites and turn them into mulch which can be used in animal bedding, chipboard and the garden. ------------------------------ 11/10/2006 ISRI Begins Recruiting for 2007 http://www.recyclingtoday.com/News/news.asp?Id=10390 Source: recyclingtoday.com The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), based in Washington, launched its 2007 membership year Oct. 1. ISRI reports that when it closed its 2006 records Sept. 30, ISRI membership was at 1,426 companies, including 244 new member companies... ------------------------------ 11/10/2006 MEPs call for EU waste prevention targets http://www.cewep.eu Source: endseuropedaily.com New binding targets for waste prevention and recycling are among more than 600 proposed amendments to the European parliament’s first reading position on revision of the EU waste framework directive... ------------------------------ 11/10/2006 Electronic Waste - South-south Co-operation http://www.e-waste.org.za/studytour.htm Source: bionet.net Delegates from China, India, South Africa, Columbia, Mexico and Chile informed themselves on technology, financing and logistic models as well as potentials with the legislation during an E-waste Study Tour in Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. They are looking for adequate solutions for their countries in South-south exchange. In China the focus lies currently on legislation. India and South Africa need recycling systems and business models. In India e-waste recycling has up to now mostly taken place informally. A clean e-waste channel should be established just as in South Africa. Organiser of the tour was EMPA (Switzerland), which is currently establishing a partnership for knowledge management and concrete implementation in the area of e-waste recycling to the advantage of developing and emerging countries ------------------------------ 10/10/2006 Portuguese court overruled on coincineration http://www.endseuropedaily.com Source: endseuropedaily.com A Portuguese government resolution published on Wednesday claiming "serious threat to the public interest" has overturned a court injunction suspending the burning of toxic waste at the Cimpor cement plant in Souselas. ------------------------------ 10/10/2006 UK: Plans announced for a new tyre recycling plant in South Wales http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/waste_management/news.jsp?story=6105 Source: letsrecycle.com Plans have been announced for a new £4.1 million tyre recycling plant in South Wales, which would use a new technology claimed to be an "emission free" process. The plant is being established at an industrial estate at Baglan in South Wales, and will use liquid nitrogen to freeze used tyres, making them brittle enough to shatter into rubber crumb. ------------------------------ 10/10/2006 UK: St Helens recycling firm to produce food-grade PET plastic http://www.letsrecycle.com/materials/plastics/news.jsp?story=6106 Source: letsrecycle.com Plastic recycling firm JFC Delleve could become the first company in the UK to recycle PET bottles into food grade packaging. The St Helens-based company is to begin the installation of a PET hot wash facility in early November. The company will be aiming to sell the recycled PET plastic to manufacturers of food packaging. ------------------------------ 10/10/2006 UK: WRAP pulls plug on £5.5 million Recycling Fund http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/waste_management/news.jsp?story=6111 Source: letsrecycle.com WRAP – the Waste and Resources Action Programme – is to scrap its £5.5 million Recycling Fund investment programme, it announced today. The Fund, which was supported by the packaging waste compliance scheme Wastepack, Barclays Bank and Partnership UK, did not perform in line with original expectations. It has become clear that the Recycling Fund will not be in a position to fulfil its original objective. - Jennie Price, WRAP It was originally set up three years ago, managed by Impax Asset Management, to provide investment for small recycling businesses. ***************************************************** Latest TO/TR (Technology Offers / Technology Requests) ***************************************************** Fast and cost-effective rotational compaction technology for waste management A Finnish SME has developed a fast waste compaction system. Advantages of this patented rotational compaction technology are speed, low energy consumption and increased payload. The technology is suitable for container waste management, refuse collection vehicles and industrial waste management. Company is looking for industrial partners for a license. (Ref: 06 FI FILC 0GF7 - 20/10/2006) Zero-pollution multi-fuel combustion system (PCCP) Developed in North East England, Phase Controlled Combustion (PCCP) can utilise any mixture of hydrocarbon fuel from any source, fossil, vegetable & animal, and burn it very efficiently producing virtually zero pollution. It is a controlled direct injection system, thus the exhaust emissions are free of pollutants. Each stage is completed before passing to the next, unlike conventional combustion where once initiated control is lost. Resourceful collaborator sought for applications development. (Ref: 06 GB NMRT 0G5M - 19/10/2006) Expertise in techniques to extract metals from a solid or liquid waste The Department of chemical engineering in a major London-based university has expertise in the design and optimisation of processes for treatment of effluents and waste containing a range of precious and base metals. Currently they are developing a process to recover metals, principally copper, from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). They are seeking industrial partners interested in research collaboration. (Ref: 06 GB LDLT 0G5K - 18/10/2006) Clean water; natural oxygenation and biological balance A Swedish SME has developed system for airing/oxygenation for aqua- and agriculture, industry water plus sewage and leach water. With oxygenation the water gets cleaner due to activating bacteria in the process for reducing the amount of water-solved fertiliser. The SME is looking for license agreement with consultants and manufactures of water treatment products. (Ref: 05 SE CSAA 0C9G - 18/10/2006) Technology for processing fly-ash and industrial residues into useful end products A Dutch company offers a technology by which fly ash and industrial inorganic residues are processed into a lightweight granulate. The granulate can be used in building materials as natural gravel replacement. In view of more stringent environmental legislation on the disposal of residues and the increasing public resistance against the development of new quarries, this technology offers a perfect solution. Partners are sought to promote and implement this technology. (Ref: 06 NL NLSE 0GCS - 16/10/2006) Low-cost technology to produce high-grade ethanol from agricultural and forest wastes A Czech inventor has developed a technology for high-grade ethanol production based on a patented technology processing lignocellulose biomass originated from agricultural and forest waste (straw, shavings, etc.). The technology also provides commercially utilisable products such as lignin, furfural, furan and acids (acetic and formic), and generates an extremely low amount of unobjectionable waste. Prospects interested in buying, installation and running the technology are sought. (Ref: 06 CZ CZTC 0GDF - 13/10/2006) A fast, portable & safe system for crushing fluorescent tubes on site A UK-based environmental company has developed an innovative system that crushes used fluorescent tubes quickly and safely on site. The patented EC-marked system improves the health and safety of workers and minimises the bulk of used lamps at customer premises before removal to the recycling plant. Advantages include ease of use, reduced storage and minimal environmental emissions associated with transport. The company seeks partners active in the collection/recycling of fluorescent tubes. (Ref: 06 GB EAST 0FSJ - 10/10/2006) See the Wastexchange.co.uk TO/TR Section for more details http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/materiali.phpsc?i=totr ***************************************************** Next Events ***************************************************** 4-th International Conference Cooperation for Waste Issues Primary topics of the Conference will be: • Legal and regulatory framework of waste management • Sanitary, environmental, institutional and economic aspects of waste management • Waste management technologies, equipment and services • Landfill construction and operation • Wastewater treatment. Sludge management. Sludge fields • Air emissions. Gaseous emission treatment. Dust and slag management • Waste to energy • Informational, programming and metrological support • Environmental insurance systems, certification, standardization, audit, due diligence review • Public participation in waste management 31 January 2006 - 01 February 2007 Kharkiv, Ukraine Link: http://www.waste.com.ua/cooperation/index_en.html ------------------------------ National Recycling Coalition congress and exposition The Annual Congress & Exposition is NRC’s annual education and networking event and is considered the premiere national event for recycling professionals 22 - 25 October 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Link: http://www.nrc-recycle.org/congress/index.htm ------------------------------ 21st Annual North American Hazardous Waste Materials Management Conference Founded in 1993, NAHMMA is an established group of hazardous materials management professionals. The purpose of NAHMMA is to advance education, foster communication, encourage policy development, recognize exemplary programs and provide professional development opportunities. 23 - 27 October 2006 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States Link: http://www.nahmma.org/ ------------------------------ Entsorga-Enteco International Trade Fair for Waste Management and Environmental Technology. The new Entsorga-Enteco will cover the entire value chain for waste management and environmental technology. 24 - 27 October 2006 Cologne, Germany Link: http://www.entsorga.com/ ------------------------------ PLASTUKRAINA 2006 International Fair of Plastics Processing. Technologies, Equipment and Machines for Plastics Processing, Packaging, Industrial Design, Plastics, Rubber Processing, Recycling 24 - 26 October 2006 Kiev, Ukraine Link: http://www.targikielce.pl ------------------------------ Biowaste- Compost - Soil 2006 The event is designed to demonstrate and teach with the help of international experts from best practice examples and success stories under the motto "From the practice for the practice", to exchange experiences, to start networking and offers a unique possibility to share the lessons that have been learned in 20 years decentralised biowaste management and composting. So the event is especially dedicated to decision makers, investors, politicians and experts in the enlarged EU and the acceding candidate countries. 24 - 26 October 2006 Landhaus St. Pölten, Lower, Austria Link: http://www.biowaste.at/bwc2006.htm ------------------------------ FEAD Annual Conference FEAD Annual Conference: FEAD is the European Federation which represents the European waste management industry. Members are national waste management associations, which have an approximate 60% share in the household waste market and handle more than 90% of industrial and commercial waste in Europe, with a collective annual turnover of € 50 billion... 26 October 2006 Cologne, Germany Link: http://www.fead.be/ ------------------------------ Quarry & Recycling Show The North American Quarry & Recycling Show is committed to providing a unique opportunity for those involved in the Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt Recycling, HMA and Recycling Concrete Industries. This is a targeted show that will draw quality attendees from North America and beyond. 26 - 28 October 2006 Atlanta, GA, United States Link: http://www.quarryshow.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp ------------------------------ Eco Expo Asia 2006 In this first ever event of its kind in Hong Kong, Eco Expo Asia will be an ideal marketing platform for a wide range of products and services relating to environmental protection. The trade fair will offer something for everyone, from national governments to individual consumers looking for ways to become more environmentally-friendly on a day-to-day basis. 27 - 30 October 2006 AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong Link: http://www.ecoexpoasia.com ------------------------------ Efficient Management of Wastewater, its Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Countries (EMWater) The conference will foster the exchange of experience and present the state-of-the-art on issues such as low-cost technologies, operation and management of wastewater treatment plants, decentralisation of wastewater treatment, ecological sanitation and wastewater reuse. 30 October - 01 November 2006 Amman, Jordan Link: http://www.emwater-conference.org/ ------------------------------ Biogas Markets Listen, Question and Exchange Ideas with Experts from 17 Countries; Network with Participants from Across the Value Chain; Understand Global Biogas Trends and Business Opportunities plus: Waste-to-Energy, 1st November 2006, a one day seminar focussing on implementing profitable waste-to-energy solutions 30 - 31 October 2006 Vienna, Austria Link: http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/renewablesmarkets/Biogas_vienna06.html ------------------------------ BIR Autumn Convention Bureau of International Recycling Autumn Convention 30 - 31 October 2006 Brussels, Belgium Link: http://www.bir.org ------------------------------ Eco-products International Fair 2006 The event is organised by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), SPRING Singapore, and Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS) and co-organised by the National Environment Agency (NEA), Public Utilities Board (PUB), and Singapore Water Association (SWA). The EPIF06 and conference will be the authoritative networking platform for the government and municipal authorities, private sector, manufacturers, consultants, industry players, and other qualified decision makers in the Asia Pacific region with a strong emphasis on environmental development, products, and services. 31 October - 02 November 2006 Suntec, Singapore Link: http://www.epif06.com/ ------------------------------ Beyond Recycling 06 The first Beyond Recycling conference (held in 2003) was a sell-out, providing a very popular opportunity for local authorities, community groups, central government representatives and others to exchange practical approaches to municipal waste prevention. Now in 2006 we'll not only be taking a fresh look at waste prevention, but also how to make the case for cost-effective waste prevention, at all levels, in practice and in policy. 02 November 2006 Dorchester,Dorset, United Kingdom Link: http://www.beyondrecycling.net/ ------------------------------ Resource efficiency and waste management - achieving sustainable waste practices With prominent speakers from the waste and construction industry, this conference will take a strategic look at managing waste and will provide practical guidance on how to achieve sustainable waste practices through a series of seminars and workshops. Plenary sessions will analyse the past and current environmental performance of the construction industry, which will enable delegates to benchmark their company performance against industry performance. 07 November 2006 London, United Kingdom Link: http://www.ciria.org/conference_071106.htm ------------------------------ WASMA 2006 The 3rd international forum for waste management 07 - 10 November 2006 Moscow, Russia Link: http://wasma.ru/defaulteng.stm ------------------------------ Ecomondo 2006 ECOMONDO strengthens its leadership for the entire waste recovery cycle, sustainable energy, water recycling, reclamation, air quality and risks and safety. 08 - 11 November 2006 RImini, Italy Link: http://www.ecomondo.com/en/ ------------------------------ Energia International Expo 2006 The unique Exhibition & Forum in Greece, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Development, exclusively on Energy Products, Technologies & Processes dowload the brochure 09 - 12 November 2006 Athens, Greece Link: http://www.energiaexpo.com ------------------------------ 11th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, Workshops & Exhibition We now move into the second decade of this successful conference and it is a fitting time therefore to introduce a number of changes to ensure that it remains topical for a further decade. The first change is in the title of the event itself which has been broadened to encompass organic resources within its remit. It is perhaps true to say that in the environmental area, legislatory changes are one the biggest drivers for technology advances and the past few years have been relatively quite with regards to legislation that impacts directly on biosolids. By contrast organic wastes are now firmly on everyone’s agenda and major changes are required both to change the underlying philosophy of how we deal with them and to introduce technologies that can unleash their resource potential. The experiences gained over the past decade in the handling and treatment of biosolids, should provide a headstart for our delegates in tapping this emerging new market. 13 - 15 November 2006 Wakefield, United Kingdom Link: http://www.aqua-enviro.net/calendar_detail.asp?id=31 ------------------------------ 11th European Biosolids and Biowastes Conference, Workshop and Exhibition The conference is now in its 11th year. Over 80 Technical Papers will be presented on Anaerobic Digestion, Biowaste, Compliance and Monitoring, Drying Technologies, Destructive Technologies Odour Removal, Innovations, Operating Experiences and Uprating, Pumping Conveyance and Storage, Process Developments, Strategic Management, Sustainability. 13 - 15 November 2006 Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield, United Kingdom Link: http://www.european-biosolids.com ------------------------------ World Recycling Forum - Shanghai '06 International Conference & Exhibition on Car, Electronics and Battery Recycling 14 - 17 November 2006 Shanghai, China, People's Rep. Link: http://www.icm.ch/index_worldrecycling06.htm ------------------------------ ENVIRONMENT 2006 8th International Environmental Engineering and Technology Fair. 15 - 17 November 2006 Tallinn, Estonia Link: http://www.fair.ee/index.php?mess=217 ------------------------------ LARAC 2006 The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee is delighted to present this year’s LARAC Conference 2006 Packed with a superb line-up of expert speakers from some of the recycling world’s key organisations, LARAC Conference 2006 is THE essential recycling event for you. The conference includes numerous case studies from some of the most inspirational local authorities in the UK, to help you strengthen and advance your recycling and waste management strategies. 15 - 16 November 2006 Bournemouth International Centre, United Kingdom Link: http://www.laracconference.co.uk/homepage.asp ------------------------------ Entech India 2006 South asia’s only international exhibition & conference on environmental technology & renewable energy 16 - 18 November 2006 Mumbai, India Link: http://www.wastexchange.co.uk/events/ENTECH_INDIA_2006.pdf ------------------------------ European Bioplastics Conference The high level two day conference will be THE event of the year for the European bioplastics industry. European Bioplastics will make this event a platform for business matching and dialogue. Sufficient time will be provided to meet and encourage the development of collaborative relationships amongst participants. Attendees will be representatives from the industry and related areas. Politicians and media representatives will be our invited guests. 21 - 22 November 2006 Brussels, Belgium Link: http://www.conference.european-bioplastics.org/ ------------------------------ Depotech 2006 With more than 400 participants DepoTech has developed into Austria's biggest waste management conference. The up-to-date topics, the quality of the lectures, the organizational set-up have contributed to DepoTech's reputation far beyond Austrian borders. Already for the eighth time, representatives from science and industry will meet between November 22 and 24 to discuss current topics on waste management and technology. The conference will focus on waste management, waste- and landfill technology and contaminated sites. 22 - 24 November 2006 Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria Link: http://www.depotech.at/ ------------------------------ Austria - Waste Management Conference From November 22nd through 24th, 2006 representatives from the scientific world and business are meeting for the eighth time at the DepoTech in Leoben, Germany. The focus: waste and landfill technology, contaminated sites and sustainable waste management. Practical experience or scientific work is welcome as lecture or poster. Deadline for the submission of papers is February 28th, 2006. 22 - 24 November 2006 Leoben, Germany Link: http://www.depotech.at ------------------------------ Euro-Arab Environmental Conference The 4th Euro-Arab 2006 Conference and Exhibition on Environment deals with water, waste treatment, environmental legislation, environmental education, among others. download registration pdf 27 - 29 November 2006 ,, Kuwait Link: http://www.euro-arab.com/index_eng.html ------------------------------ Waste Facilities Audit Association (WFAA) Annual Conference The Waste Facilities Audit Association - WFAA is a non-profit making association of companies who in the course of their normal business activities generate waste. The WFAA was formed in 1993 principally in response to tightening legal environmental requirements, increased cost of waste disposal and increased public and corporate expectation. 27 - 28 November 2006 Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Link: http://www.wfaa.org.uk/ ------------------------------ Designing and Recycling Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2006 ERA Technology is pleased to announce that its flagship annual conference, Designing and Recycling Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The event will provide a forum for discussion of best practice and is an ideal complement to ERA's suite of products and services aimed at ensuring the safe and successful route to compliance with the EuP, WEEE and RoHS directives. 28 - 29 November 2006 Gatwick, United Kingdom Link: http://shop.era.co.uk/products.asp?recid=709 ------------------------------ POLLUTEC 2006 The key global meeting for environment professionals, Pollutec Lyons brings together 2,400 exhibitors covering a range of sectors, equipment, technologies and services and 65,000 industrialists, local authority managers and specifiers for 4 days of outstanding business opportunities. 28 November - 01 December 2006 Lyon, France Link: http://www.pollutec.com ------------------------------ ECOMA 2006 ECOMA (ECO-MAnufacture) is the only Show & Conference to support corporate management coexisting with environment within the manufacturing industry, in Japan. Firstly held in November 2004 at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA, secondly held within INCHEM TOKYO 2005 in November 2005 at Tokyo Big Sight, and again, the third ECOMA will be held in PACIFICO YOKOHAMA expanding its scale. 29 November - 01 December 2006 Pacifico Yokohama, Japan Link: http://www.jma.or.jp/ecoma/en/index.html ------------------------------ CWRE 2006 - Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo As the nation’s only tradeshow serving this multi-billion dollar industry, CWRE will continue to focus on the collection, hauling, processing and disposal of waste. 29 - 30 November 2006 Tornonto, Ontario, Canada Link: http://www.cwre.ca/ ------------------------------ The Composting Association’s Annual Conference & Exhibition 2013 is a key date for everyone involved in composting. It might seem like it's in the distant future but in order for you to achieve your golas then you need to have the ground work in place now. On the way to 2013 there will be opportunities and threats for you to deal with and how it's how you manage these that will determine whether you will be successful in 2013. This conference is your guide to meeting challenges of 2013... 06 - 07 December 2006 Brighton, United Kingdom Link: http://www.compostingconference.com/ ------------------------------ Global Waste Strategies Summit Global Waste Strategies Summit 2006 will bring together the most advanced waste technologies and waste management best practices from around the world, to address key questions for UK local authorities on achieving waste targets. 11 - 12 December 2006 London, United Kingdom Link: http://www.achieve-waste-targets.com/ ------------------------------ 6th International Electronics Recycling Congress The 6th International Electronics Recycling Congress will be held in the congress center of Hamburg. A special exhibition area will be set up for companies wishing to display their products or advertising materials. 17 - 19 January 2007 Hamburg, Germany Link: http://www.icm.ch/location_electronic_07.htm ------------------------------ ENVIRONMENT 2007 The 4th Major International Exhibition and Conference to be held at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center, under the patronage of the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The focus of this prestigious event will be on Air, Energy, Water, and Waste, providing an ideal platform to promote products and services that relate to these very important elements. 28 - 31 January 2007 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Link: http://www.ee-uae.com/ ------------------------------ Plastasia 2007 Plastasia-2007 has been planned with a view to provide an opportunity for all those related with the Plastic Industry to showcase their products and services. Plastasia-2007 will be the meeting point where business connections will develop & flourish. 23 - 26 February 2007 Bangalore, India Link: http://tradeindia.com/dyn/gdh/alliance/plastasia/index.html ------------------------------ 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 To receive this newsletter in HTML format ask to helpdesk@garwer.com ------------------------------