The European Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Stavros Dimas comments on the
developments of European Waste Policy
The European Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Stavros Dimas and Environment Ministers from
Spain and Belgium will be present at the International conference on "How to Better Regulate Waste
Prevention, Reuse, Recycling and composting at the European Level ?" in Brussels on 19-20
June
This conference is organised by the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling (ACR+) with the
Brussels Institute for the Management of the Environment, (IBGE-BIM) and the Instituto para la
Sostenibilidad de los Recursos (ISR) in partnership with the CEMR, EEB, RREUSE and WRAP.
Besides positions from main political representatives, this conference will allow to present and to debate
positions of public and private waste management actors in Europe during roundtables on
- Waste Prevention
- Reuse
- Organic waste management
- Recycling
This event appears thus as a main event no to be missed by all those concerned by Europe of Waste, ecoproducts and resources.
Detailed programme of the day, complementary information and practical details may be found on the
conference web site : http://www.betterregwaste.org
DRAFT PROGRAMME
19 June
19.00 – 20.00 :
Welcome Reception
Introduction to the Conference
E. Huytebroeck, Minister of the Environment of the Brussels Region
D. Cortvriend, Sita Treatment , Chairman of FEGE-FEBEM
20 June
8.30-9.15
Opening
E. Huytebroeck, Minister of the Environment of the Brussels Region
C. Narbona, Spanish Minister of the Environment
B. Lutgen, Minister of the Environment of the Walloon Region*
S. Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment
9.15-10.00
Towards a Better Regulation or a Deregulation on Waste?
Chair : C. Martinez Orgado, ISR
L. Zahrer, Austrian Presidency of the Council
J. Blokland, European Parliament
L. Grove Veljstrup, Committee of the Regions
Questions
Coffee Break
10.30-11.30
Chair-rapporteur
Keynote speaker
Panelists :
Session 1 : Towards a Better Regulation in the field of Prevention
:
C. Delatter, CEMR
:
C. Saintmard, ACR+
- L. Mª Oyarbide, Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa
- P. Van Meerbeek, BRAL
- W. Facciotto, CONAI
Debate
11.30-12.30
Chair-rapporteur
Keynote speaker
Panelists :
* to be confirmed.
Session 2 : Towards a BR in the field of Reuse
:
H. Bruehl-Kerner, RREUSE
:
L. Krämer, consultant
- J. Wante, OVAM
- Ph. Marcuz, SHANKS
- J. Pradini, Traperos de Emmaus
Debate
LUNCH
14.00 – 15.00
Chair-rapporteur
Keynote speaker
Panelists :
Debate
15.00- 16.00
Chair-rapporteur
Keynote speaker
Panelists :
Debate
Session 3 : Towards a BR for Organic waste
:
M. Shinn, EEB
:
E. Favoino, Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza
- F. Amlinger, Technical Office for Agriculture, Austria,
- F. Leite, Porto
- S. Reynolds, FEAD
- D. Termolle, Interenvironment Brussels
Session 4 : Towards BR in the field of Recycling
:
R. Georgeson, WRAP, U-K
:
G. Van Kelecom, IBGE-BIM
- P. Deffontaine, Communauté urbaine de Lille
- D. Silverstone, London Remade
- C. Hartmann, Recycling Coalition
- A. de Pazzis, Suez Environnement (Sita Europe)
- M. Warhurst, Friends of the Earth, UK
Coffee Break
16.30-17.30
Final Session
Chair: J-P Hannequart, IBGE
- C. Martinez Orgado, ISR
- C. Delatter, CEMR
- M. Bruehl-Kerner, RREUSE
- M. M. Shinn, EEB
- M. R. Georgeson, WRAP, U-K
*to be confirmed
PARTICIPATION FEES
Members of partners organizations :
Others :
Students and NGO’s :
Registration before
1 June 2006
80€
150€
25€
Registration after 1 June
2006
120€
200€
50€
FURTHER INFORMATION
Conference venue :
Centre culturel Wolubilis
1200 Brussels
Conference languages :
English, French, Dutch and Spanish. With simultaneous translation.
Conference website (available from mid-May): http://www.betterregwaste.org
For any further information:fra@acrr.org
* to be confirmed.
Organisers and partners
ACR+ :
IBGE-BIM :
ISR :
CEMR :
EEB :
RREUSE :
WRAP :
* to be confirmed.
Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Management of
Resources
Brussels Institute for the Management of the Environment
Instituto para la Sostenibilidad de los Recursos
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
European Environmental Bureau
Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises
Waste & Resources Action Programme