Cre Anaerobic Conference Programme
08.00 Registration/Tea/Coffee
Session 1 Updates
09.00 What Does the Future Hold for the Sector?
Martin Eves, Chairman of Cré
09.10 Implementing Ireland’s Waste Policy
Philip will explain the recently published regulations on waste collection, food waste and pay by weight. He will also outline the new regional waste enforcement authorities and provide an overview of the Regional Waste Plans.
Philip Nugent, Principal Officer, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
09.35 Update on Development of New Supports for Anaerobic Digestion
Brian Carroll, Principal Officer, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
09.55 Draft National 25 Year Sludge Management Plan
Speaker to be confirmed
10.15 Supports for Biomethane Use in the Transport Sector
Denise Keoghan, Sustainable Transport Division, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
10.30 Q&A
10.40 Coffee Break
Session 2 New Ways to Collect More Brown Bin Material
11.00 Results of the National Brown Bin Advisors Pilot in Sligo
Siobhan Gillen & Matthew Byrne, Sligo County Council
11.30 Experiences of Implementing Pay By Weight in County Leitrim
Sean Scott, Leitrim County Council
12.00 Q&A
Session 3 Panel Discussion – The Commercial Food Waste Regulations
Waste Policy – Philip Nugent, Principal Officer, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority – Pete Murtagh, Waste Enforcement Officer, Sligo County Council
Collector – John Dunne, Panda
Processor – Sean Campbell, Thorntons Recycling
Business – Patricia Callan, Director of the Small Firms Association
12.45 Lunch
Session 4 New Era…. New Opportunities
13.45 Opportunities in the Circular Economy and BioEconomy
David Newman – The International Solid Waste Association
14.15 Creating Biomass from Composting Operations- EU Experiences
Arjen Brinkmann, BVOR – Dutch Association of Biowaste Processors
14.45 Harvest 2025 – Increasing Food Production in a Sustainable Way
Padraig Brennan, Origin Green, Bord Bia
15.15 Cré – Institute of Technology Sligo – Certificates in Compost Facility Operation
The students who have completed this course will be awarded their certificates by Dr. Billy Fitzgerald of Institute of Technology Sligo.
Winners of the Cré Industry Awards will be announced