Programme for the 3rd Global Landfill Conference and Exhibition - subject to change
Programme - subject to change
Monday 17 November 2014
09.00 Welcome coffee and conference registration
10.00 Conference introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor
Session 1: Global landfill mining trends
10.15 'Recycling landfills - A reality check on the circular economy,' Tim Lineham, Ricardo-AEA
10.45 'Business models for landfill mining,' Reinhard Göschl, IUT GmbH
11.15 Meet the delegates session 1 (delegates have a chance to introduce themselves to the other attendees)
11.30 Coffee and networking in the Global Landfill Mining exhibition area
Session 2: Site investigation
12.15 'Site investigation for landfill mining: From a waste disposal mindset to management and recovery,' Sahadat Hossain, University of Texas
12.45 'Space meets Waste: Profiling landfills with remote sensing,' Greg FitzGerald, Terra Recovery
13.15 Lunch
Session 3: International landfill mining case studies
14.15 'Regulatory approach to landfill mining in England,' Pete Elliott, Environment Agency
14.45 'Landfill mining challenges and perspectives in Lithuania,' Gintaras Denefas, Kaunas University of Technology
15.15 Speed dating - bring plenty of business cards for this popular networking session
15.45 Coffee and networking in the Global Landfill Mining exhibition area
16.15 'Recent development in enhanced landfill mining policy approach in Flanders,' Luk Umans, Eddy Wille, Tom Behets, Katrien Van de Wiele; OVAM, Public Waste Agency of Flanders
16.45 Transport and unloading of various abrasive materials from landfill mining, using Walking Floor trailer technology,' Adelbert Regeling, Keith Walking Floor Europe
18.00 Global Landfill Mining Social Evening
Tuesday 18 November 2014
08.30 Welcome coffee and conference registration
Session 4: The nitty-gritty of landfill mining - how to do it and how to make money at it!
09.00 'Soil investigation and soil remediation in case of ELFM in Flanders - results of a pilot approach,; Tom Behets, Luk Umans, Katrien Van de Wiele and Eddy Wille; OVAM, Public Waste Agency of Flanders
09.30 'Technical aspects of material processing for global landfill mining projects,' Claus Warming, Metso
10.00 Coffee and networking in the Global Landfill Mining exhibition area
10.30 'Are you leaking income? Revenue audits for landfill operators and landowners,' Travis Benn, Accounting for Energy Ltd
11.00 Discussion group: What next for landfill mining?
12.00 Lunch, conference end.
13.00 Field trip departs for Thurrock Thameside Nature Park, a renovated landfill site on the edge of the Thames - return to conference venue at approximately 6pm.