Sustainable Futures Through Community Recycling

CRNS 3rd Annual Conference and Awards
Tuesday 11 March 2008, Perth Concert Hall

Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two of twenty round table discussion and training sessions in order to exchange knowledge, expertise and good practice on a diverse range of topical and informative subjects.

Confirmed workshops to date

Banking – What’s available
David Cousland, Regional Manager, Triodos Bank

Master Compost Programme for Scotland
Sarah Ladgen, Compost Development Officer, CRNS

Marketing - Working with your local media
Alan Buchan, Senior Account Director, Big Partnership

Best Practice guide for Real Nappies
Helen Brown, CRNS Real Nappy Officer, CRNS

Running a food waste collection and composting scheme
Chris Ward, Executive Director, Forth Environment Link

CA sites and Bulky uplifts – how to maximise reuse
Linsay Chalmers, Equal PSP Development Co-ordinator, CRNS

Getting started with your social enterprise
Jay Lamb, Development Manager & Norman Hill, Exchange Manger, Firstport

Loan Finance – How it can help your project
Lindsay Plenderleith, Loans Support Manager, SIS & Izzie Johnston, Chief Executive, Spruce Carpets

Realising social added value by working with LA social work and housing services
James Dunbar, Chief Executive, New Start Highland 
 
Making your website work for you?
Per Fischer, Information Officer, CRNS

Designing reuse and recycling services in remote rural settings
David Bryan, Development Officer, CRNS

Social Accounting and Audit
Neil Lovelock, Network Manager, CRNS
      
Working with the sector from a Local Authority Perspective
Alan Miller, Assistant Operational Manager, Argyll & Bute Council

Campaigning and community reuse and recycling
Matthew Thompson, Chief Executive, London Community Recycling Network

Waste Prevention Initiatives and opportunities
John Summers Chief Executive KSB, Dr Nicki Souter Campaigns Manager, SWAG & Anna Beswick Assistant Campaigns Manager SWAG

Transitional Town Model
Eva Schonveld, Scottish Co-ordinataor, Transitional Town Network

Community Recycling and training for long term unemployed
Ian Shields, Manager, Wood Recyclability

Kerbside Collections - The future
Tony Edwards, Project Manager, Bute Recycling Project

Furniture Reuse – Maximising your Potential
Jackie Agnew, Manager, HomeAid West Lothian