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