Incineration and MBT: The great waste debate
Venue: Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Date: October 13th, 2010
Session time: 8.30am to 12.30pm. Registration and tea/coffee at 8.00am
Fee: Engineers Ireland members €95 Non-members €115.
CPD credit: 0.5
Course aim
The seminar will provide delegates with an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of incineration and MBT and a vision of Ireland’s future waste management policy and practice. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in a lively and open debate.
Overview
Ireland's waste industry is currently experiencing significant challenges to meet EU landfill diversion targets in 2010, 2013 and 2016. An on-going debate is taking place on the strengths and weaknesses of incineration and MBT. What is Ireland’s waste policy? What is the solution best suited to our current and projected future waste?
Programme
- 8.00 – 8.30 Registration
- 8.30 – 8.40 Welcome and introduction, Martin Lowery, President, Engineers Ireland
- 8.40 – 9.15 National Waste Policy Review, Brendan O’Neill, Senior Adviser, DEHLG
- 9.15 – 9.50 The Economics of Waste Management, Prof. Paul Gorecki, ESRI
- 9.50 – 10.25 Brendan Keane, Irish Waste Management Association
- 10.25 – 10.40 Q&A
- 10.40 – 11.00 Tea/Coffee
- 11.00 – 11.35 The Role of MBT Technology Margaret Heavey, Greenstar
- 11.35 – 12.10 Incineration: Part of Dublin’s integrated approach, Scott Whitney, Covanta
- 12.10 – 12.30 Q&A and closing remarks
Who should attend
- Engineers, waste planners, environmental scientists, economists and other waste industry professionals in the public and private sectors.
- Local authority directors of service, senior engineers and executive engineers.
- Waste industry directors and managers, Consultancy directors and managers.
- Politicians with policy, industrial and environmental interest.
- Banking and trading executives.
Course contact
CPD Training, Engineers Ireland
T: +353 1 665 1305 / F: +353 1 665 1370
E: cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie