PROCEEDINGS CONFERENCE: “THE FUTURE OF RESIDUAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE For DOWNLOAD”

Future Challenges Regarding Climate Change and Sustainable Material Flow Management

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17^th AND 18^th NOVEMBER 2005 | LUXEMBOURG

This international conference is jointly organised by the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor (Luxembourg) and by ORBIT (the Association for Organic Recovery and Biological Treatment, Weimar, Germany) and supported by Luxembourg's National Research Fund as well as by the Ministry of the Environment.

The conference focus on the future challenges for waste management in Europe as given by the new developments of the European policy and R&D results, regarding residual waste management options, as well as on their legal, technical, economical and social consequences for the Member States. A specific attention is given to the link between the European policies regarding waste management and the legislation aiming at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The presentations are hold by international experts (List of speakers)

Programme of the 17th November
10.00	Welcome Ms. Joëlle Welfring, CRP Henri Tudor/Resource Centre for Environmental Technologies (CRTE), Luxembourg
10.10	Opening and Overview of the Environmental Policy in Luxembourg Mr. Lucien Lux, Environment Minister, Luxembourg
10.25	Introduction to the Conference Subject «Residual Waste Management - The Challenge for the Future of Waste Management in Europe» Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Fricke, Leichtweiß-Institut der TU Braunschweig, Germany
Session 1: Policy and Regulatory Framework Chair Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Fricke
10.30	Environmental Policy Models and Targets of the European Commission Mr. Bartosz Zambrzycki, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark zambrzycki-ppt.pdf
11.00	Status and Application of the EU Legislation in EU Member States and their Consequences for the Residual Waste Treatment and Disposal Dr. Anno Oexle, Köhler & Klett Rechtsanwälte, Köln, Germany oexle-doc.pdf
11.45	The Residual Waste Stream as an Essential Part of Integrated Biological Waste Treatment - Consequences with Respect to the EU Landfill Directive Mr. Enzo Favoino, Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza, Monza, Italy favoino-doc.pdf | favoino-ppt.pdf
12.15	Climate Protection und Waste Management - National and International Perspectives Mr. Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, Federal Ministry of the Environment, Berlin, Germany hinrichs-doc.pdf | hinrichs-ppt.pdf
12.45	Status and Trends for Biomass Use and Consequences for Waste Management - the Example of Germany Mr. Thomas Raussen, Witzenhausen-Institut GmbH, Witzenhausen, Germany raussen-doc.pdf
Session 2 (Part I): Technologies and Concepts Chair Ms. Joëlle Welfring
14.45	Status of Mechanical-Biological Treatment of Residual Waste and Utilisation of Refuse Derived Fuels in Europe Mr. Martin Steiner, TBU Technisches Büro für Umweltschutz GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria steiner-doc.pdf | steiner-ppt.pdf
15.15	Thermal Solutions for Residual Wastes - Current Situation, Requirements and Trends in Europe Dr. Ella Stengler, CEWEP Confederation of European Wasteto-Energy Plants, Brussels, Belgium stengler-doc.pdf | stengler-ppt.pdf
15.45 to 17.30	Status and Trends of the Residual Waste Treatment Options (Landfilling, Mechanical-Biological Treatment and Incineration) in Selected EU Members States:
15.50	France Mr. Philippe Robert, Regional Director, ADEME (Agency for Environment and Energy Management), Lorraine, France robert-doc.pdf | robert-ppt.pdf
16.00	Luxembourg Mr. Robert Schmit, Director of the Environment Agency, Luxembourg schmit-ppt.pdf
16.25	The Netherlands Mr. Gijs van Bezooijen, NVRD Association for Refuse and Cleansing Management, GV Arnheim, The Netherlands bezooijen-ppt.pdf
16.35	Belgium Mr. Roel Vaes, Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM), Mechelen, Belgium vaes-doc.pdf | vaes-ppt.pdf
16.45	Italy Dr. David Newman, Consortium of Italian Composters (CIC), Rome, Italy newman-doc.pdf | newman-ppt.pdf
16.55	United Kingdom Dr Nina Sweet, Environment Agency of England and Wales, Bristol, United Kingdom sweet-status-ppt.pdf
17.05	Spain Dr. Dieter Korz, Ros Roca Internacional, Esslingen, Germany korz-doc.pdf | korz-ppt.pdf
17.15	Germany Ms. Susanne Hempen, Federal Ministry of Environment, Bonn, Germany hempen-doc.pdf | hempen-ppt.pdf

Programme of the 18th November
Session 2 (Part II): Technologies and Concepts Chair Mr. Enzo Favoino
9.00	Energy Recovery from Residual Waste by Means of Anaerobic Digestion Technologies Prof. Dr. Ir. Alfons Buekens, Vlezenbeek, Belgium buekens-doc.pdf | buekens-ppt.pdf
9.30	Stabilisation and Acceptance Criteria of Residual Wastes - Technologies and their Achievements in Europe Dr. Wolfgang Müller, IGW/ORA, Witzenhausen, Germany mueller-doc.pdf
10.00	Landfill Allowance and Trading Scheme LATS - The UK Solution for the Management of Residual Waste Dr. Nina Sweet, Environment Agency of England and Wales, Bristol, United Kingdom sweet-lats-ppt.pdf
10.45	Energetic Use of Residual Waste in France Mr. Jean-Mary Lejeune, SVDU, Paris, France lejeune-doc.pdf | lejeune-ppt.pdf
11.15	Agricultural Use of Different Residual Waste Composts - Current Situation and Experiences in France Dr. Sabine Houot, INRA EGC, Thiverval-Grignon, France houot-doc.pdf | houot-ppt.pdf
11.45	Landfilling of Pre-treated Waste - Consequences for the Construction, Operation and After-care of Landfills Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Fricke, Dr. Kai Münnich, Leichtweiß-Institut der TU Braunschweig, Germany muennich-doc.pdf
Session 3: Ecological, Economic and Social Context of Residual Waste Treatment Chair Dr. Wolfgang Müller
14.00	Importance of Waste Management within the Urban Infrastructure - Social Impacts and Competition with Other Public and Commercial Services Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Rettenberger, Fachhochschule Trier, Germany rettenberger-ppt.pdf
14.30	Cost-Benefit Analysis for Residual Waste Treatment Dr. Dominic Hogg, Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom hogg-doc.pdf | hogg-ppt.pdf
15.00	Impact of CO2 Emission Trading Schemes on Residual Waste Management Dr. Dieter Ewringmann, Universität Köln (FiFo), Köln, Germany ewringmann-doc.pdf | ewringmann-ppt.pdf
15.30	Concepts for Environmentally Safe Soil Application of Stabilised Organic Waste Mr. Josef Barth, European Compost Network ECN/ORBIT e.V., Weimar, Germany barth-doc.pdf
16.00	Summary and Discussion

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