Mr Iqbal told letsrecycle.com that he would be looking to bring his experience of the export market to the committee from his role as director at Choice. And, he hopes to dispel the idea among councils that the export market is a “bad thing” and highlight its importance in the bigger picture.
He said: “This will give local authorities a chance to look at more complex streams of packaging, those which cannot be recycled in the UK but could find a home on the export market. So, we are talking about films, trays, carrier bags, things that we exporters can help them with.”
Dr Eduljee, who could not be reached for comment, joined SITA in 2001 having worked for consultancy firm Environmental Resources Management for the previous 15 years. He is a well-respected authority on a wide-range of waste topics, with a special focus on incineration and public health.
This will give local authorities a chance to look at more complex streams of packaging
Rizwan Raja Iqbal, Choice Waste Management
The appointments come one month after waste and recycling minister Dan Norris announced a restructuring of the ACP, in a move which saw 10 new appointments to the committee including Robert Lisney OBE as chair (see letsrecycle.com story).
Commenting on the appointments, Mr Lisney told letsrecycle.com: “I am very happy that we have a good mix of representation of the supply chain and a great deal of experience to be brought to the table.
“Personally I am very pleased with all the appointments and in addition to the formal members of the committee I expect like the previous chairman to invite others to be part of specific task and finish groups. We will have a first meeting soon and set an agenda for its work, one element of which will be to discuss the consultation on packaging.”
The committee was set up to advise ministers on helping the UK meet targets set out by the European Commission Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste and achieve ambitions outlined in the UK's Packaging Strategy, which was published in June 2009 (see letsrecycle.com story).
In addition to the ACP appointments, Defra also revealed that Brian McMillan, technical director at glass bottle producer Allied Glass, had been co-opted to the body by the chairman on a temporary basis to represent accredited reprocessors and raw material manufacturers.
This temporary arrangement follows David Williams of steel giants Corus decision not to take up his position on the committee.
The committee, which meets quarterly, started work on March 1 2010 and appointments are for a term of four years. All members of the committee, except the chair, are unpaid.
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