Welcome to CIWM Webinars
CIWM delivers an extensive programme of webinars on a variety of topics throughout the year. As well as being a source of knowledge and information, these webinars also provide valuable opportunities to enhance and update your CPD or SLD records.
If you have any questions about our webinars, have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions section at the bottom of this page. If you can't find the answer you’re looking for, please contact us at education@ciwm.co.uk.
Member Webinars
As part of our efforts to support the resources and waste sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, all CIWM webinars are currently open to both members and non-members.
Open Webinars
Open webinars are available to both members and non-members and places are available on a first come, first served basis. To register for one of the open webinars below, simply click on the registration link in the description.
How Covid 19 Has Affected Street Cleansing Services During 2020, Cleaner Streets & Improved Service outcomes - Is Artificial Intelligence a Legitimate solution? - Citizen Engagement and Community Power
This webinar will cover topical themes around litter and street cleansing and will be chaired by Mark Richmond, the Chair of the NE Centre of CIWM. Speakers include:
- Steve Robinson, Essellar Waste and Resource Management
- Gareth Morton, Discovery Manager, Ecosurety
- Andrew Kemp, CEO, Littercam Ai
Register here.
The focus of this webinar is to take a holistic look at Climate Change and the Circular Economy and what this means for managing the resources on our planet.
The webinar will start by giving a high level overview of the climate and biodiversity emergency we are now in. This will be followed by details on how Ireland plans to address this climate emergency from the perspective of waste action for a circular economy.
Finally, there will be a talk on how stakeholders in the Waste Management and related sectors can take specific action for the circular economy. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and discussion at the webinar.
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The plastic recycling sector received a boost recently when Innovate UK announced the award of grants totalling £20m to fund new technology development.
The panel will comprise of representatives from 3 leading Advanced Recycling businesses that are developing different processes for the chemical cracking of difficult to recycle plastics.
Much of the waste plastic that currently goes to landfill or incineration is from household sources and there is a big increase in packaging waste arisings over the Christmas period. Our lead speaker will discuss strategies for Christmas waste minimisation.
There will be a quiz towards the end of the webinar, so make sure to stick around and take part.
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Contamination of household recycling continues to be an issue for local authorities and their contractors. A number of initiatives are coming over the horizon that promise to help, but these are several years away. In this webinar, we’ll examine the three different tactics you can deploy NOW to make a difference.
ENFORCE – a commonly-used approach, involving escalating interventions, from tagging, through to threatening bin removal, to denying contaminators access to the kerbside recycling service. Beverley Simonson will present LWARB’s evidence about what works.
INCENTIVISE – encouraging people to recycle correctly by offering an incentive is an attractive proposition. Donna Cox will explain how a popular scheme which offers benefits to residents has reduced contamination in Bracknell Forest.
COMMUNICATE – communicating with residents to inform and persuade them to recycle correctly is essential, but not something that everyone gets right. Sarah Ottaway of Suez will showcase some of the more successful approaches.
Register here.
Online Events
CIWM colleagues are invited to join our online virtual ‘Pub’ Quiz on Friday 4th December at 1pm-2.30pm.
Unfortunately we can’t host our annual CIWM Northern Ireland Centre Chairperson’s Christmas Lunch this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, so why not attend our ‘Pub’ Quiz for a virtual get-together over lunchtime and join in the fun!
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Join in the fun at the CIWM South West Centre Christmas ‘pub’ quiz. You’ll get to test your waste and environmental knowledge, get to know other CIWM South West Members and most importantly, have fun!
Register here.
Future CIWM Webinars
We’re eager to find out what topics you’re interested in and what the ‘Hot Topics’ are that everyone is talking about. If you’d like to suggest a specific theme or topic for a webinar, please get in touch and let us know what you would like to hear about in the coming months. Contact us with your suggestions at education@ciwm.co.uk
If you’d like to be considered as a host or panellist for one of our webinars, please email us at education@ciwm.co.uk.