Conference Papers 2005
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Conference Papers

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Contaminated Sites

REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER ORCHARD LAND - THE HASTINGS EXPERIENCE

Graeme Proffitt, Ian Macdonald

ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY’S WEB-BASED CONTAMINATED LAND INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM

Davina McNickel, Helen Davies, Vincent Salomon

RANKING OF HAIL SITES IN THE CANTERBURY REGION USING THE RISK SCREENING SYSTEM

Vincent Salomon, Frances Bodger
PITFALLS OF COMPOSITE SAMPLING FOR CONTAMINATED LAND
INVESTIGATIONS
Lotta Hagström, Malcolm Stapleton
SETTING THE STANDARD FOR CONTAMINATED LAND Jonathan Coakley
POLLUTE AT YOUR PERIL – LIABILITY FOR REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES IN NEW ZEALAND Jan Caunter, Murray Wallis
WAIPA MILL GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION: A SUCCESS STORY Tim Charleson
*THE REAL COST OF CONTAMINATED SITE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION Simon Hunt
Waste Levies
USE OF TARGETED RATES AS INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO ADOPT
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PRACTICES
Robert Brodnax, Simon Berry
SUB REGIONAL APPROACH TO WASTE BYLAWS, LICENSING AND
LEVIES IN THE AUCKLAND REGION
Ewen Skinner
WASTER PAYS – ONE YEAR ON IN CHRISTCHURCH Tony Moore
ECORECYCLE VICTORIA: INFLUENCING WASTE PRACTICES FOR A SUSTAINABILITY STATE Jon Ward
Safety Forum Session

Session Keynote : Professor Des Gorman
Part 1 - Preventing life changing injuries to waste collection workers

  • How did the Safety Forum start and where is it going?
  • Reporting back to you - Safety Guidelines for Operating Rear Loading Compaction Collection Trucks
  • Where are we up to with the OSH guidelines? Can you endorse them now?
  • What can we do next - guidelines for runners of operator/loaders?
    Part 2 - Data crunching - how do we identify and manage risks to people working in the waste industry?
  • What monitoring data do we need, how do we collect it and where do we send it? Your ideas are needed for an Incident Register.
    Part 3 - Rubbish bags - friend or foe to society, what is the true economic cost?
  • Who would be a runner - some of the hazards they face from bags. ‘Cost of Manual Handling Injuries in NZ Waste Industry’ by Greg Dearsley (see below)
RESEARCH PROJECT IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH: THE COST OF MANUAL HANDLING INJURIES IN THE NZ WASTE INDUSTRY Greg Dearsly
Landfill Session
LANDFILL SETTLEMENT EFFECTS - CASE STUDY Prem Singh

BALEFILL AND WRAPPING TECHNOLOGY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LAND FILLING ANALYSIS

Grant Lacey, Danny Glennon
ACHIEVING A REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SOLUTION - THE PATH TO OPENING KATE VALLEY LANDFILL Tony Kortegast
LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL WASTE Peter Askey, Marlis Haertel
WASTE-WEAR - EXTENDING EQUIPMENT LIFE Doug Fleming, Garry Liddell, Greg Fredericks
Resource Recovery
AUCKLAND RECYCLING INDUSTRY STUDY
A Survey of Recycling and Second Hand Businesses in the Auckland Region
Sarah Roberts
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE – WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? Kevin Crutchley
GOVT3 – PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT AND WASTE REDUCTION IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Francie Pedersen
CHALLENGES TO SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TONGA Penny Dutton, Talita Helu
Changing Behaviour
TOPS ON, TOPS OFF… CAN WE GET IT TOGETHER?
(The Case for National Guidelines for the Kerbside Presentation of Recyclables)
Geoff Hemm

THE WASTE RESOURCE TRUST ON WAIHEKE - EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES ON WASTE MINIMISATION

Denise Roche

TREES FOR TRAVELLERS; THE ZERO WASTE "THINK" IN ACTION

Ian Challenger, Muna Lakhani
EDUCATING FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY FROM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. Dr Sunil Herat, Dr Rajiv Sinha
Product Stewardship
LIVING MORE SUSTAINABLY: AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND A PROPOSED NEW ZEALAND CONSUMER INSTITUTE INITIATIVE TO FOSTER MORE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER CHOICES Susie Wood, Allan Goddard
MANAGEMENT OF END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM
EUROPE FOR THE NEW ZEALAND SITUATION
Sue Cassells
*RESENE PAINTWISE - PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION Graeme Norton
Hazardous Waste
HIGH-TECH TRASH FROM OUR MODERN SOCIETY Dr Sunil Herat, Malcolm Wolski
MERCURY LAMP RECYCLING INITIATIVE IN NEW ZEALAND Brigitte Knapp, Lincoln Falconer, Mark Vinsen
WAITAKERE CITY COUNCIL’S CLEANER PRODUCTION HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES PROJECT Creating Safer Workplaces and a Healthier Environment Kelly Taylor
*NUPLEX'S NASCENT NATIONAL NEUTRALISATION NIDIFICATION NEATLY NULLIFIES NOXIOUS NASTIES Gary Brockett
Waste Tracking

Session Keynote : Karl Baltpurvins

The TWM® system - world leading organisations have adopted ecoefficiency as a fundamental business philosophy. For an organisation to achieve their vision in this regard, there is a need to quantify and monitor environmental impacts including waste, energy and air. The TWM® system has been specifically designed to monitor an organisations ecoefficiency performance utilising a web based IT application. This presentation will provide an overview of the TWM® application in relation to waste management.

*RAWTRACK NZ - TRACKING RECYCLING AND WASTE Graeme Norton, Bruce Emerson, Pippa Russell
WASTE TRACK NZ - A PILOT FOR TRACKING LIQUID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE Richard Worsnop, Chric Purchas
Organics
UNLOCKING THE ORGANIC WASTE OPPORTUNITY Brian Gallagher
THE U.K. COMPOSTING INDUSTRY - GUIDANCE FOR THE EMERGING INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND Steve Kroening

THE USE OF COMPOSTS IN EROSION CONTROL

Robert Coulson
*LAND APPLICATION BASICS Patricia Burford
BusinessCare - Resource Efficiency & Business
ENVIROSMART™ - A RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME FOR NZ
BUSINESSES
Kevin Crutchley
WHEN THE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY HONEYMOON IS OVER. LAUNCHING AND MAINTAINING A RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME IN HAWKE'S BAY Dominic Salmon
PATIENCE, PARTNERSHIP & PERSISTENCE The lessons from a partnership project Kelly Taylor, Kevin Honeybun
ROTORUA - A CLEANER PRODUCTION SUCCESS STORY! Leigh-Anne Cronin
*WAIKATO WASTE ADVISORY SERVICE - A REGIONAL APPROACH TO CLEANER PRODUCTION / WASTE MINIMISATION FOR BUSINESS Bruce Emerson, Felicity Fahy
Waste in Industry
NEW RULES FOR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURE Carolyn Palmer
WORKING FROM THE FRONT END - DESIGNING WASTE OUT Jon Ward
USING WASTE AS A RESOURCE SO FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN SEE HOW PEOPLE LIVED Professor Douglas Sutton
*DEVELOPMENT OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY WITHIN A MARKETING COMPANY Carolyn Palmer
Organics

Session Keynote : David Hanlon

David Hanlon presents a detailed explanation of the Australian organic waste industry and then facilitates the session. Workshop : taking the Australian experience and adapting it to the NZ context.

Clinical Waste
*Session Keynote : Pam Keating
Get the low down on the clinical waste industry. This session will give you an up to date view on the work carried out by the Australia New Zealand Clinical Waste Management Industry Group.
Pam Keating, from Sustainable Learning Australasia Pty Ltd will set the scene with an outline of how the industry group was established in Australia. A synopsis of the clinical waste industry in Australia will follow with an informed presentation on new code of practice. Myles Whelan from the EPA Victoria will then show how the code of practice has been adopted as a regulatory guideline in Victoria.
Waste Surveys
MEASURE TO MANAGE: A NEW LOOK AT WASTE AUDITS Tony Moore, Alan Street

INVESTIGATION INTO TARANAKI'S RURAL WASTE STREAM

Richard Fitzpatrick
SOLID WASTE PREVENTION IN NORTH SHORE CITY HOUSEHOLDS María José Baldoni


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