24 August 2021
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
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ABOUT
Join us for the 2021 Scottish LARAC Conference which will look in depth at the key issues around running an efficient and effective local authority waste and recycling service.
The conference looks to provide an update on topics such as the household recycling charter, extended producer responsibility and the deposit return scheme.
Visitors will also hear from a range of experts discussing what the future might look like in addition to a range of practical case studies from across local authority waste and recycling collection services covering technology, contamination, data and more.
LARAC Member: FREE
Standard rate: £250 + VAT
Non LARAC Member - local authority/charity rate: £160 + VAT
PROGRAMME
SESSION ONE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CHARTER, DRS & CIRCULAR ECONOMY: AN UPDATE
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
SESSION THREE
UPDATE : UK ELECTRONIC WASTE TRACKING
CASE STUDY ONE: BIN SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
CASE STUDY TWO: DATA
CASE STUDY THREE: CONTAMINATION MANAGEMENT
SESSION TWO
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR
DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME – KERBSIDE IMPACTS OF DRS
EPR – IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SESSION FOUR
CASE STUDY FOUR: PROCUREMENT IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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.
CMPD Solutions specialise in providing environmentally friendly permit solutions for Annual Garden Waste Permits and Car Parking and Vehicle Permits.
Our permits are linerless, therefore have no backing patches (release liner), and can be recycled. Our permits are made in a zero to landfill factory and are tamper evident and water resistant too.
We offer a full solution from receiving a data file on our secure server, printing and personalising the permits and mailing on behalf of councils/organisations directly to your residents.
We also offer a full mailing solution for sending out postcards/reminders/letters/renewals etc and provide multiple information labels too.
GJF Fabrications Ltd offers the UK’s largest production capacity of Hooklifts, Skips, FEL and specialist containers. We’re supported by the Inverclyde Investment Company which has invested over £4m in its operations to create the UK's largest steel waste & recycling production capacity.
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Raising service performance & efficiency, service quality & public satisfaction
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Reducing CO2, mileage, time, & fleet requirement
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Providing route optimisation, in-cab, back-office solutions, apps
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ROI < 12 months
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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HOTBIN is an aerobic composter that reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill, hot composting a wider variety of waste types in just 30-90days, 32x faster than traditional cold composting.
With 35 years in business we have developed a reputation for reliability, accessibility and innovation within the industry. A fully integrated site providing recycling and waste management solutions. Our services include: Mixed Waste Recycling, Food and Garden Waste Recycling, Energy from Waste, Aggregate Recovery and Waste Disposal.
Palm Recycling has provided collection and recycling services to both public sector and commercial clients for over 25 years.Their experience and commitment to extracting the highest quality and maximum value from the materials they process has made them first choice for more than 100 UK local authorities and helps divert more than 600,000 tonnes of materials per year from landfill.
We are a team of former local government IT professionals offering superior, but affordable, digital solutions to local authorities.
We understand the challenges you face, and we’re determined to change the software marketplace with our ESB digital platform, upon which we build solutions such as our recycling centre booking system.
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Repic is a non-profit company established in 2004 by leading companies in the electrical and electronics industry, to comply with the WEEE Directive. Repic members represent around half of the electrical and electronic products sold in the UK.
Smurfit Kappa Recycling offers paper and cardboard recycling solutions for businesses and local authorities across the UK and is a division of Smurfit Kappa Group one of the world's largest fibre-based packaging companies .
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Wastepack is among the UK’s largest approved compliance providers, covering both the UK packaging waste regulations and the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) Regulations. They stand for the interests of their customers and work to minimise compliance costs and complexities.