People Watch

John Woodruff joins ADBAs Board

In his capacity as head of waste services in Bromley, Mr Woodruff is responsible for all refuse and recycling collections, the operation of two reuse and recycling centres and a waste transfer station. He also leads on the development and implementation of the councils strategies, service improvements and budgetary implications to achieve the councils waste minimisation and recycling targets, as well as the governments statutory targets.

As board member he will be supporting all of ADBAs work, including the programme for the forthcoming conference at UK AD & Biogas 2012, AD Your Missing Link which will have an entire days programme focused on local authority issues at the NEC Birmingham on July 4-5.

Mr Woodruff said: Anaerobic digestion is the most sustainable treatment option for food and garden waste offering the lowest environmental impact, as recognised by Defra in the waste review. I look forward to working with ADBA to expand the reach of this technology in local authority settings and facilitating closer working between local authorities and the AD industry.

Clarity Environmental makes new appointment

Environmental compliance and recycling specialist, Clarity Environmental, is expanding its waste and recycling division, with the arrival of a new appointment.

Andrew Tarling will lead the waste and recycling division of the Brighton-based company as business development specialist.Mr Tarlinghas a wealth of industry experience, having previously worked in waste facilitation, generating revenues of recycling for a waste management consultancy.

Clarity Environmental managing director, David Adams, said: Were delighted to welcome Andrew to our growing team in Brighton. Over the last ten years, Clarity has evolved, expanded and seen substantial growth. By expanding our waste and recycling division, we can increase the work we do with businesses, providing a single source solution for a range of waste management and recycling issues.

Whilst Andrew is a new addition, this expansion is actually a move back to our historic roots in waste disposal. Our heritage goes back almost 80 years when my great grandmother, grandfather and great uncle started a business that later developed into one of the largest independent waste disposal companies in the UK.

John Quinn to become CIWM junior vice president

John Quinn, chief executive of arc21 in Northern Ireland and chair of the CIWM Northern Ireland Centre, is to become CIWM junior vice president when the presidential team changes in October 2012. He will take over from David Beadle, who will become senior vice president, while John Skidmore will succeed Derek Greedy as CIWM President.

Mr Quinn is a chartered civil engineer and chartered environmentalist who, after a period in the private sector, started his local government career in 1980 at Castlereagh borough council. He moved to Antrim borough council in 1988, initially as chief technical officer and latterly as director of environmental services. He left Antrim to take up the full-time position of chief executive of arc21, a collaboration of 11 councils in the Eastern Region of Northern Ireland (NI), which has come together to manage waste. It is the first legally constituted local government organisation of its type in the UK.

Mr Quinnis a Fellow of CIWM and has held office in the local Institution of Civil Engineers, the Association of Municipal Engineers, and the Technical Advisers Group (TAG). He was also a founder member and first NI National Secretary of ADLO (the predecessor to APSE).
Amongst other honorary positions, he is currently a member of the Northern Ireland Waste Programme Board, formally the Strategic Waste Board, tasked with dtrategy delivery. He also served as vice-chair of the Waste Management Advisory Board, which advised on strategy formulation and review.

CIWM chief executive Steve Lee said: “John will bring a wealth of experience, skills and personal strengths to the job, as well as energetic commitment, and he will be a great addition to the CIWM Presidential Team.

New face at Wastecycle

Clive Carr has been appointed general manager at Nottingham-based recycling company Wastecycles recently acquired MaxiWaste recycling and waste management operation in Leicester.

Mr Carr will be responsible for developing MaxiWastes long established scrap metal yards into fully integrated waste recycling facilities with the main development being at Wesley Street. With his appointment, the business will trade as Wastecycle, a company with operations across the East Midlands. There will be a gradual reduction in use of the former business name.

Formerly with the Waste Recycling Group and Mid UK Recycling, Clive Carr leads the small team including members of the previous owners family.

Mr Carr said: This is an interesting time for the company and its employees. The potential is huge, and thanks to the experience and capital now made available we can help keep Leicester among the best recycling cities. Our large investment will see the construction of a 2,700 sq m recycling plant better able to serve existing clients including the University of Leicester and East Midlands Airport, two organisations with exceptionally high recycling credentials, and to these, we intend to add many other local manufacturers, business and authorities. Im looking forward to working with the Maxi Waste team.