Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS) 2025 has marked a record-breaking year, becoming the largest event in its history by uniting seven shows for the first time. With the addition of Geotechnical Engineering & Operations Expo (GEO), and Complete Auto Recycling Show & Metals Recycling Event (CARS & MRE), the event drew over 10,000 attendees...
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CIWM represents waste sector in government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group
CIWM is pleased to announce that its President, Dr Adam Read, who is also External Affairs Director at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, has been selected to join the UK’s new Green Jobs Delivery Group. The inaugural meeting of this Group was held on Wednesday 11th May when Energy Minister Greg Hands acted as co-chair...
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CIWM sends out the call for policy consultations
THE Chartered Institution of Wastes Management is urging all interested parties to have their say on two consultations which will shape the policy of waste management. The first consultation relates to the ‘Implementation of mandatory digital waste tracking’, the power for which already exists in the Environment Act 2021. “This consultation provides an opportunity for...
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Integration of CIWM and WAMITAB reaches Christmas finale
FURTHER to their announcement in August of last year, CIWM is thrilled to confirm the successful completion of its merger with WAMITAB, a move designed to strengthen the provision of relevant and fit-for-purpose qualifications in the resources and waste management sector. The closer integration of WAMITAB into CIWM is part of the Board’s strategy to...
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CIWM still ‘hopeful’ after COP26 despite disappointments
THE Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has stated that there is still reason be hopeful that the Paris 2015 target can still be met despite what many will see as the last minute ‘watering down’ of the ‘Glasgow Climate pact’. The organisation has also reiterated its call for waste and resources to be pushed...
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Waste and recycling sector unites to tackle modern slavery
THE waste and recycling sector’s leading professional membership and trade bodies, CIWM and ESA, yesterday announced a joint commitment to tackle slavery, forced labour and human trafficking across the industry. By working together, the two organisations will leverage their combined membership, which has a significant reach across the UK’s major waste and recycling operators, to...
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CIWM releases waste sector COVID-19 report
CIWM and the University of Exeter have today published a report on the UK resources and waste sector response and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Waste Sector COVID-19 Response and Resilience Report draws on feedback from stakeholders across the sector, including relevant departments in the four UK governments, environmental regulators, local authority, private...
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WAMITAB Chief Executive steps down
FOLLOWING the announcement on 22nd July 2020 regarding the closer integration of WAMITAB into the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), we are announcing that Chris James has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of WAMITAB. Since 2017, WAMITAB has been part of the CIWM Group. CIWM Group Chief Executive Sarah Poulter...
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O’Donovan Waste MD Jacqueline O’Donovan made Fellow of the CIWM
JACQUELINE O’DONOVAN, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, London’s leading independent waste management company, has been made a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). In achieving this most prestigious status within the CIWM, Jacqueline has demonstrated her experience in operating at the highest levels within the industry. She joins an elite group...
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Integration plan announced for CIWM and WAMITAB
CIWM is announcing today (22 July 2020) the integration of WAMITAB, the awarding body for qualifications in the resources and waste sector, more closely into CIWM. The move is intended to strengthen the provision of relevant and fit-for-purpose qualifications, particularly for the resources and waste management sector. “Skills and professional competence are more important than...
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