25 April 2023
Glasgow
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ABOUT
The 2023 LARAC Scotland Conference will tackle the key issues around running an efficient and effective local authority waste and recycling service and the challenges of the policy changes ahead.
Speakers will cover topics including responses to recent policy consultations, the latest on extended producer responsibility and the deposit return scheme. Visitors will also hear a range of case studies from app technology, to contamination and data.
With FREE places available for LARAC members, this is the leading event for organisations looking to network with Scottish local authority waste and recycling officers.
LARAC Member: FREE
Standard rate: £275 + VAT
Local authority/charity rate: £175 + VAT
PROGRAMME
SESSION ONE
SCOTLAND UPDATE
LARAC RESPONSE TO THE CONSULTATIONS
DIGITAL WASTE TRACKING – AN UPDATE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GREEN SKILLS
SESSION TWO
DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME
EPR - WHERE ARE WE NOW
CARBON METRIC AND BEYOND: SCOTLAND’S JOURNEY WITH WASTE METRICS
SESSION THREE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CASE STUDY ONE: FILM AND PLASTICS RECYCLING
CASE STUDY TWO: CONTAMINATION MANAGEMENT
SESSION FOUR
CASE STUDY THREE: APP TECHNOLOGY
WHAT A WASTE! HOW WE TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY’S DATA FROM RUBBISH TO RESOURCE
CHAIRS CLOSING REMARKS
EVENT SPONSORS
Comprehensive software to drive down the cost of waste management, street scene and grounds maintenance. Bartec’s Collective software is designed specifically to allow waste managers to control all their service information in a single, easy-to-use computer system. Collective is proven throughout the UK to improve customer service, safe working, productivity and deliver real cost reductions.
Contenur is a UK based manufacturer of plastic wheelie bins, clinical bins and underground refuse systems. We operate from our new, state of the art factory in Liverpool. We are also approved suppliers to the APSE/Liverpool City Council framework for Underground Refuse Systems and associated products.
Are you looking for an environmentally friendly garden waste permit solution?
We are proud to offer an alternative, environmentally friendlier garden waste permit/label solution that eliminates backing patches going into landfill. Our permits are not only ‘liner-less’ but are also manufactured in a zero to landfill factory, are printed on FSC paper and has a label that can be recycled, We can help protect your revenue too as our permits even have built in tamper evidence. We personalize the permits for you and mail out direct to your residents on your behalf through our easy to use portal too. For more information visit.
GJF, which opened in 1988, designs and manufactures steel Hooklift containers, compactors and skips – with clients including leading national waste and recycling collection, disposal and treatment companies, offshore oil and gas services companies and local authorities.
Levenseat Ltd has been a key player in the Scottish Waste and Resource Management Sector for over 35 years. The company is an industry leader in converting wastes into resources, leading the way to a more sustainable and low carbon Scotland.
metroSTOR bin housings increase recycling participation and quality by making it easy for people living in flats, terraced streets and town centres to dispose of their waste and recyclables responsibly.
PermiServ's core business is offering software and print solutions across all waste sectors within local authorities. Specialising in Garden and Commercial waste, with an established print division.
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REPIC is an industry-leading provider of producer responsibility solutions for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), batteries and packaging.
Representing many of the UK’s significant EEE brands, through REPIC, our members continuously invest in the successful operation and development of the UK EPR systems.
PIN gives you actional visibility of your skips, RoRo's and transport fleet. Avoid purchasing new containers, create capacity for growth, have better communication with customers and gain competitive advantage.
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Recycling Lives Charity comprises both a charity and social enterprise.
We were founded in 2008, with an aim of reducing homelessness and reoffending by supporting men and women into stable housing and employment. We later added food redistribution to our model, in partnership with FareShare, to reduce food waste and tackle food poverty.
Podback is the nationwide, not-for-profit, coffee pod recycling service. Podback is working with local authorities to introduce kerbside collections of pods, in addition to enabling people to recycle via Collect+ drop off points across the UK.
Smurfit Kappa Recycling are pleased to announce their participation at the LARAC Scotland Conference. We hope to provide knowledge and expertise to assist local authorities to produce commercially acceptable paper and cardboard to generate maximum revenue in this volatile market.
Organic recycling consumables :
Compostable Bags,
PE Bags,
Caddies & Containers
supplied UK-wide for over 20 years.
Faster, better, more reliably, what you need for recycling organics via Scottish Excel.
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Webaspx combines expertise in waste and recycling with technology to support local authorities. Our digital solutions help to reduce service operating costs, call volumes, complaints, carbon footprint and contamination within recycling, whilst empowering residents to become better recyclers.
The Wastepack Group has over two decades experience as producers’ expert compliance partner. The team has extensive knowledge of Packaging and WEEE compliance, alongside other related environmental issues and legislation such as WEEE collections, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Sponsorship opportunities available.
Please contact geraldine.c@letsrecycle.com for more information