Less Food Waste, More Profit Seminar

Wood Quay Venue

Monday 13^th December 2010

10.00am To 11.00am

Dublin City Council and guest speakers will be explaining the new Food Waste Regulations* and presenting practical options for segregating food waste to ensure compliance.  Topics will include the supporting website www.foodwaste.ie, organisations such as www.greenbusiness.ie and the experience of food waste segregation from a local business owner.

Short presentations will be given by the following:

Percy Foster, Foodwaste.ie

Kara Flannery, Environmental Consultant with Greenbusiness.ie

Noshington Café, South Circular Road

Details:

The event will take place in the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin (for map, click here) on Monday 13^th Dec 2010 between 10.00am and 11.00am

Tea and coffee will be provided.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT – PLACES ARE LIMITED AND BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL!

For more details Tel 01-2224562/01-2224806 or email sandra.smith@dublincity.ie or mark.bennett@dublincity.ie

Food Waste Regulations Workshop, 14th October  Details on www.resourceireland.net

10.30am

The Impact of the Food Waste Regulations on Businesses

Percy Foster, foodwaste.ie

EPA Programmes Assisting Businesses with Food Waste Prevention

Keiron Phillips, Environmental Protection Agency

Food Waste Prevention Measures in the Hospitality and Catering Sector

Moira Byrne, Wicklow County Council

Food Waste Management and Prevention in Skycourt Shopping Centre and Cafés in Cliff of Moher and Killarney National Park Visitor Centres

Pauline McDonagh, Limerick, Clare & Kerry Regional Waste Management Office

Managing Food Waste in Health Care Facilities in Ireland

Eileen O’Leary, Clean Technology Centre

LUNCH BREAK

1.30pm

How to Set up a Brown Bin Collection Service with a Business

John Staunton, Thorntons Recycling

Experiences of On-Site Composting of Food Waste

Sean Coen, Irish Prison Service

Compostable Bags & Standards

Tony Breton, Novamont

Greenbusiness.ie

Kara Flannery, SKM Enviros

Tuesday 21^st September, 2pm at Thomond Park, Limerick

Thursday 23^rd September, 2pm at Institute of Technology Tralee – Room J116, North Campus – Catering and Tourism Department

 The ‘Less Food Waste More Profit Workshop’, which will be hosted by the Limerick Clare Kerry Regional Waste Management Office (RWMO), will feature guidance on the newly introduced Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations and how businesses can segregate waste more effectively and ensure compliance. The workshop will also include a focus on food waste prevention.

Admission to the ‘Less Food Waste More Profit Workshop’ is free, but prior booking is essential. For all enquiries, please contact the Regional Waste Management Office, 061 496596 or rwmo@limerickcoco.ie.