Events
Looking up: International recycling experience for multi-occupancy households conference (17 November 2010)
On 17 November 2010, SITA UK hosted a one-day conference at City Hall, home of the London Mayor's office, on the subject of multi-occupancy recycling.
The objective of this event was to help address the problem of collection of recyclable materials from multi-occupancy dwellings which has been identified as a principal key issue in the London mayor’s draft waste strategy.
SITA UK's report, which presents findings and conclusions from international experts, is available here:
Recycling Minister Lord Henley spoke at the event, followed by presentations on case studies by international experts as well as key figures from the Greater London Authority, WRAP and London Waste and Recycling Board.
Carbon Connect Reception (20 July 2010)
SITA UK sponsored this event and launched our Managing carbon at SITA UK publication to over 80 parliamentarians and executive-level stakeholders from the low-carbon technology and innovation arena that attended this event. Carbon Connect’s evening reception took place on 20 July 2010 in the House of Commons.
View the publication: Managing carbon at SITA UK
LGA annual conference and exhibition 2010 (6-8 July 2010)
SITA UK was a recycling sponsor and was exhibiting at the annual Local Government Association Conference which was held at Bournemouth International Centre.
Futuresource 2010 (15-17 June 2010)
Following the success of our presence at the show in 2009, SITA UK again exhibited at Futuresource. Futuresource is a joint event from the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and the Environmental Services Association (ESA) for the environment and sustainability industry. The event comprised the Futuresource conference - an international conference on environmental practice and policy - and the Futuresource exhibition - a large trade exhibition with almost 7,500 attendees and over 350 exhibitors. Now into its second year, Futuresource is located at the ExCeL Centre in London's Docklands.
Letsrecycle Award (5 May 2010)
SITA UK sponsored the ‘Collection Crew of the Year’ award at the seventh annual Letsrecycle Awards for Excellence held at the Landmark Hotel in London on 5 May 2010.
NORM and Natural Radiation Management 2010 (19–20 April 2010)
SITA UK exhibited at this event held at Hilton Paddington, London.
NCE/CN Energy Infrastructure Conference (17 March 2010)
SITA UK’s energy-from-waste Technology Manager, Jean-Claude Sartenaer presented a case study on new technology energy solutions at community scale for public and private sectors. The conference took place in ICO Conference Centre in London.
Waste Management Conference (17 March 2010)
SITA UK’s External Affairs Director Dr Gev Eduljee was a speaker at the Waste Management Conference on 17 March 2010. The session focussed on ‘An Industry Perspective’ at The Hatton in Central London.
Spring Forum 2010 (27-28 February 2010)
SITA UK was a recycling partner at the Conservatives Spring Forum held in Brighton at Hilton Metropole Hotel. SITA UK set up over 20 recycling points at the conference venue and collected 1.2 tonnes paper, glass, plastic and cans as well as general waste helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the event.
APSRG Incentivising Community 'Buy-in': Report launch (24 February 2010)
The Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) has conducted a policy-research project investigating the potential for community incentive schemes to overcome barriers at local-community level to the development of new waste infrastructure. This report was sponsored by SITA UK. The report was launched in Parliament at an event attended by parliamentarians, APSRG members, senior civil servants, local government officials and members of the sustainable resources community.
View the publication: APSRG Incentivising Community 'Buy-in' report
AFOR Annual Conference (11 February 2010)
SITA UK sponsored the Jim Balance Composting Award at the Association for Organics Recycling (AFOR) Annual Conference held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham.
Beyond Carbon: Aldersgate Group’s report launch (1 February 2010)
SITA UK’s External Affairs Director, Dr Gev Eduljee spoke at the launch of a report into resource efficiency which was held at the House of Commons as part of a joint meeting with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment.
Find out more
To find out more about our events, contact Katarzyna Malinowska on 01628 513100.
