ANNUAL CONFERENCE
21st - 23rd
September 2007
Lee Valley Youth Hostel,
Cheshunt, Herts
GROWING WITH COMPOST: how meeting landfill directive targets creates opportunities for economic, social and sustainable community regeneration.
"The third sector, ranging from voluntary and community organisations, charities, co-operatives and social enterprises, has the ability to deliver multiple benefits - social, economic and environmental - for the communities it serves and the Government recognises the sector as an important partner in achieving its strategic objectives."
Waste Strategy 2007
This years Annual Conference, from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September will see the final dissemination of the Growing with Compost (GwC) project funded by the EU Socrates programme in context as a solution to current waste pressures in the UK. For more information about this project please go to www.growingwithcompost.org
Programme
The conference starts on Friday with a formal day of presentations including Keynote speech from the Office of the Third Sector and a major presentation from Richard Swannell of WRAP who is also chairing the day. It's also a showcase of best practice from the Growing with Compost (GwC) demonstration sites including those of our GwC partners in Greece, and the Czech & Slovak Republics . The day ends with a look at new opportunities funding and support opportunities for Community Composting. From Friday night the conference takes on a more relaxed and informal tone. The programme is centred on member presentations, research results from the Open University and a key presentation from Julian Parfitt, widely known for his work on Home Composting quantities and it's implication for landfill diverstion targets.
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Venue
Lee Valley Youth Hostel, is a purpose built conference 'village' of six log cabins on the shore or a lake in 10,000 acres of Lee Valley Country Park.
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Exhibition
There will be a trade exhibition from registration on Friday morning. Exhibition spaces and sponsorship opportunties are available, please contact the office on 0114 258 0483 or email exhibition@communitycompost.org
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Pre-conference tour of Londons 'Hot Rot Spots'
On Thursday 20th September, there will be a tour of Community Composting Projects around London.
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(.pdf 4MB so it might take a while to download)
The Growing with Compost project is a European Project and is supported by the European Commission Socrates programme and in England and Wales by the Lloyds TSB foundation:
To see the calender of events (not just ours) that is usually on this page click here.
CCN would like to thank WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) for kindly sponsoring this event. WRAP works in partnership to encourage businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps us to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment.
WRAP aims to divert as much separately collected biodegradable kitchen and garden waste as possible from landfill. One way it does this is by supporting the growth of the composting industry, and focusing on developing markets for quality compost. This benefits customers - such as landscapers, growers, farmers and brownfield developers - as well as the environment.
