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Please find listed below, the list of dates for the remainder of the Waste Seminar Series, along with a brief explanation of their content. Thursday 20 March 2003 The Regulation of Waste Thursday 26 June 2003 The Landfill Directive Thursday 18 September 2003 Social Attitudes to Managing Waste Wednesday 3 December 2003 Planning for Waste Thursday 18 March 2004 Consumers and Supply Chains Thursday 24 June 2004 Communication and Commitment These seminars each have a brief explanation below The Regulation of Waste This seminar will examine the problems posed by traditional models of 'command and control' in authorizing and licensing waste handling and disposal. It will look at the interplay between technical and legal understandings such as waste definitions, classification, exemptions and the like. The Landfill Directive The series coincides with the introduction of a new regime of waste management under the EU Landfill Directive, allowing an impact study of the regime which can address problems of site conditioning, alternatives to co-disposal, and problems of threshold standards for hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Social Attitudes to Managing Waste This seminar investigates the public perception of waste management, and the causal links between social behaviours, public awareness and the understanding of scientific and technical solutions to waste disposal. It compares these attitudes across a range of European regions, across socio-economic class and evaluates the acceptance of science as the remediator of environmental ills. Planning for Waste The incineration option for waste disposal is widely debated in the UK. The seminar investigates the science behind incineration and reflects on the generally hostile response of local communities and planning authorities to new incineration sites. It raises significant questions of how the planning system addresses issues not merely of risk, but also the perception of that risk. Consumers and Supply Chains This seminar addresses one of the key questions facing society in managing its wastes ~ the acceptance of responsibility for the generation, handling and disposal of waste. It will look at the technical constraints on packaging design and reuse and the response of the individual consumer to strategies designed to make the individual more responsible for the ways in which waste is created and disposed of. Communication and Commitment This seminar investigates the ways in which stakeholders including businesses, environmental groups, NGOs, public agencies, communities and individual consumers are encouraged to participate in addressing waste management issues. It will also consider the ways in which communication and the transfer of knowledge to stakeholders can be crucial in determining commitment. If you would like to register for any of the above seminars, please either phone 029 20 876562, or e mail [log in to unmask]