Policy on Waste in Wales Seminar, July 4th

We'd like to bring your attention to a new seminar that has appeared on our radar that will be of interest to anyone involved in the waste industry, especially in or around Wales.

The Policy Forum for Wales has announced a seminar being held on July 4th in Cardiff entitled "Policy on waste in Wales - next steps for management, energy generation and the circular economy," and includes a keynote address from Andy Rees, Head of Waste Strategy Branch, Welsh Government.

The seminar is CPD Certified and will focus on the future of waste policy in Wales and the implications for waste management, energy generation and the circular economy. It comes as the Welsh Government updates its waste strategy Towards Zero Waste and seeks to become a zero waste nation by 2050.

The seminar is scheduled during uncertainty over the impact of Brexit on waste regulations, and as Wales prepares to implement its own landfill tax.

Delegates will also discuss the impact of legislation such as the Environment (Wales) Act, Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act and Planning (Wales) Act on waste policy.

Further planned sessions focus on managing waste to deliver the target of recycling 70% of waste by 2025, developing the circular economy and progress so far in gaining energy from waste and the potential for further action.

The seminar will run from 9am to 1pm and costs £210 +VAT per delegate. Materials and refreshments are included, with a PDF document covering transcripts of the speeches, questions and comments, as well as extra articles submitted by delegates, which is distributed to all attendees approximately working days after the seminar.

For more information and access to a booking form, please visit the Policy Forum for Wales website.

JCB invest £3.5 million in jobs for young people

In these harsh economic times anything that UK companies can do to help out the jobs market will go a long way towards getting the country and its finances back on track. JCB is one of those companies.

The Rocester company has pledged £3.5 million and a recruitment drive that will see over 100 new employees join its ranks. These new starters will be young talent beginning in September and taking on roles including in a new Higher Apprentice Scheme.

The other good news is JCB has retained 100% of its graduates over the past 5 years. Now they are taking on double the number of young talent hopefuls in 2012, we hope that success rate continues, and the jobs turn into careers working for a British company.

To kickstart the larger apprenticeship scheme in style, JCB took on 16-year-old triplets yesterday. All will be working at JCB Heavy Products in Uttoxeter.

Source: The Manufacturer