The Northern Ireland
Waste & Resource Management Conference 2023
Thursday, May 25th
The Titanic Conference Centre, Belfast
Journey to Net Zero
9:00 Welcome on behalf of CIWM NI by Debbie Nesbitt, Chairperson
Session 1
Morning Session Chaired by Chaired by Dan Cooke, Vice President, CIWM
9:05 OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Northern Ireland’s Ambitious Climate Change Journey
Tracey Teague, EMFG Deputy Secretary, DAERA
9:25 WRAP actions and how they are tackling the climate crisis
Harriet Lamb, Chief Executive Officer, WRAP
9:45 Belfast’s Journey to Net Zero
Debbie Caldwell, Belfast Climate Commissioner
10:05 Northern Irish Legal Update in the waste area over past year
An update on key Northern Irish waste legislation and case law, with a particular focus on the following;
- Introduction of the Climate Change Act
- Impact of Brexit
- The Circular Economy
Michaela Diver, Partner, A&L Goodbody
10:25 Q&A Session 1
- Tracey Teague, EMFG Deputy Secretary, DAERA
- Harriet Lamb, Chief Executive Officer, WRAP
- Debbie Caldwell, Belfast Climate Commissioner
- Michaela Diver, Partner, A&L Goodbody
10:40 Morning Coffee Break, Exhibition Viewing and Networking
Session 2
11:10 Developing a Holistic Solution for Northern Ireland’s Residual Waste Streams
Brett Ross, CEO, RiverRidge
11:30 To be announced
11:50 The Private Sector Role in Waste Management in Northern Ireland
Conor Walsh, Secretary, Recycle NI
12:10 The Management of POP contaminated Municipal Waste and other Advances in Waste Treatment
Chris Mountain, Director Renewable Energy (UK). Beauparc
12:30 Q&A Session 2
- Brett Ross, CEO, RiverRidge
- Conor Walsh, Secretary, Recycle NI
- Chris Mountain, Director Renewable Energy (UK). Beauparc
- AN Other
12:45 Lunch, Exhibition Viewing and Networking Sponsored by RiverRidge
Session 3
Afternoon Session Chaired by Tim Walker, Junior Vice President, CIWM
2:00 From Co-mingled to Multi-Stream and Twin Stream Collections – a Local Authority View
- Presenting actual local authority experience going from a co-mingled kerbside collection to a multi or twin stream system.
- Focussing on operational issues, costs, contamination issues, resident feedback, effects on collection tonnages and lessons learnt
Cathy Cook, LARAC Chair and Toni McNamara, LARAC Policy and Communications Lead
2:30 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Implementing a DRS in Scotland
David Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Circularity Scotland
2:50 The Role of the Waste Wood Sector on the Road to Net Zero
- How waste wood is a great example of the circular economy in action
- An update on the current UK waste wood market – supply and demand, including a focus on what happens to NI waste wood
- How the regulatory landscape impacts on the sector
- An overview on the carbon footprint of the sector and its end markets
Julia Turner, Executive Director, Wood Recyclers Association
3:10 Lithium-ion Fire Safety Solutions for the Waste Management sector
- Where we are now with Lithium-ion Batteries in the waste industry sector, from pouch cells issues with Thermal Runaway and Venting
- Major risks associated in the Waste Industry and early detection
- Lithium fire solutions looking at Extinguishment (AVD) through to The Avenger robotics solution
Kevin Howlette, Managing Director, Emergency Fire & Safety Ltd
3:35 Q&A Session 3
- Cathy Cook, LARAC Chair
- Toni McNamara, LARAC Policy and Communications Lead
- David Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Circularity Scotland
- Julia Turner, Executive Director, Wood Recyclers Association
- Kevin Howlette, Managing Director, Emergency Fire & Safety Ltd
4:00 Conference Ends


For Delegate Bookings, Group Discounts, Sponsorship or Exhibition Packages
Please contact the Conference Director, Adrian Hopkins
00 353 1 2811111
00 353 87 6811830