28 November 2007

By Kit Strange
Director of Resource Recovery Forum

In this PSS, the speaker will discuss the role of prevention in sustainable resource use, reflecting on:

• current European policy drivers for sustainable resource use

• developing tools for waste prevention

• the need for effective communications

• relevant case studies: food waste and plastic bags

Target Audience:

• PWCs, conservancy contractors, recycling companies

• Policy makers and Consultants who wish to gain an understanding of waste management concepts and strategies in the EU

• NGOs

• Companies who are interested in waste management strategies

About the Speaker

Kit Strange
Since 1998 Kit Strange has been Director of the Resource Recovery Forum, a not-for-profit international association of more than 300 members (local authorities, government agencies, waste management businesses, industry, consultants, NGOs and academics) worldwide. He also publishes and edits the international journal on sustainable waste management, Warmer Bulletin.

Kit is Secretary General to the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling & sustainable resource management (ACR+), a grouping of 80 cities and regions across Europe, based in Brussels.

Kit is retained as Head of Strategy by the Edinburgh-based International Resources and Recycling Institute.

Kit Strange has a master's degree in pollution research and a first degree in biochemistry. He has been employed in the oil, gas (Karachaganak project in Kazakhstan with BG & AGIP), iron and nuclear industries and has worked as an environmental consultant in Saudi Arabia.

About Resource Recovery Forum

The Resource Recovery Forum is a network of organisations with a shared interest in seeing society achieve more sustainable waste management - making better use of waste that is produced. The Forum works towards this end by:

• promoting the best practicable environmental option for waste

• collaborating in research and development

• providing links between waste producers, handlers and processors

• producing accessible information

• liaising with Government, the European Union and other decision-makers

The Forum was established in 1997 and its membership is drawn from industry, local government, academia and the voluntary sector. The Forum is a non-profit making affiliation of organisations and membership is open to any group with shared objectives. It is a company limited by guarantee and is an Environmental Body (number 873012) registered with ENTRUST.

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