The major two-day event, “Tackling Waste 2005”, will see the latest research on waste and recycling showcased, including issues such as the health impact of waste management, new technologies for waste treatment, waste electronics and the trading of landfill permits.
With session chairs including Ray Georgeson, director of communications for the Waste and Resources Action Programme, and Jan Gronow of the Environment Agency, the programme includes speakers from universities including Southampton, Nottingham, Paisley, Northampton, Loughborough, Leeds and Sheffield.
The post-graduate research represents a fresh pool of ideas for the waste industry, with thoughts on process parameters of anaerobic digestion, the pyrolysis of scrap tyres, recycling within developing countries and the development of a new scheme for solid waste separation set to be aired.
Competition
An annual competition will see one of the presenters winning 1,000 for the best paper. Last year's winner was the Mauritius-born researcher Nusruth Mohabuth of the University of Nottingham, who published a paper on the recovery of recyclable materials from wastes electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by using vertical vibration separation.
Commenting on the research that has been submitted for discussion at the event this year, Ms Gronow said: “The standard of papers was high and often better than those from more experienced researchers”.
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Organised by WARMNET – the Waste and Resource Management Network, a network of universities involved in wastes management education and research – the event is being supported by the SITA Environmental Trust, as well as waste companies including Biffa and Onyx.
The Tackling Waste event takes place on Wednesday July 13 and Thursday July 14. More details can be found at www.warmnet.org.uk or by emailing Tacklingwaste@northamptonac.uk.
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