Partners & Sponsors

Partners:

IWWE and IRWM are supported by some of the industries leading associations and industry bodies:

  

CIWEM is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world. http://www.ciwem.org/

 

The Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) is delighted to endorse the IRWM 2008 event. The IWMA, which is affiliated to IBEC (http://www.ibec.ie/), is the recognised national representative body for the private waste management industry in Ireland. The IWMA is a member of the European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental services (FEAD, http://www.fead.be/).

The private sector plays a key role in achieving Ireland's waste policy objectives. Our aim is to improve and develop the waste management sector as a recognised, professional and well-regulated industry. The Association provides its membership with information, consultation and representation services on new developments in national and EU policy and legislation that affect the sector.

IWMA, Confederation House, 84-86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Tel. 01-605 1672, email: iwma@ibec.ie

Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI) ESAI is a learned society which encapsulates the diverse range of the subject that is environmental science.  It services the research community from its website http://www.esaiweb.org/.

Launched in 2008, ENVIROSKILLNET is the training network for Environmental Consultants in Ireland.   Funding for specialised courses is available to members at approximately 1/5^th of its cost.  Please contact Dr Shirley Gallagher, ENVIROSKILLNET Programme Manager at shirleygallagher@eircom.net  or http://www.enviroskillnet.com/

EnviroSkillnet is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd. funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

The Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland is an organization which is a networking tool for environmental professionals in Ireland. 

Cré the Composting Association of Ireland is a non for profit organisation which serves as a forum to promote composting and compost utilisation. The overall responsibility for running the association is by our Board. Daily management is by the Association Chair, Association Treasurer (both positions voluntary) and Executive Administrator (full time staff).

The association has over 90 members from local authorities, private companies, compost producers, colleges, equipment suppliers and consultants.

Cré is the Irish word for ‘Earth'. The Cré mission statement is:

• To promote composting and compost utilisation in Ireland;
• The Association's function is to infuse best practices into the development of an industry;
• Promote public awareness;
• Promote research; and
• Develop of an information storehouse on composting and compost utilisation

Cré provides an informative website (www.cre.ie), frequent newsletters, position papers, submissions on forthcoming legislation, policy, and strategy, training (Cré - Institute of Technology FAS - Certificate in Compost Facility Operation & Brown Bin Training Course), regular themed meetings with site visits, an annual conference and has frequent meetings with the regulators.   

 

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is the professional body representing over 6,000 waste management professionals. The CIWM sets the professional standards for individuals working in the waste management industry.

The Institution has its Headquarters in Northampton, UK and also operates ten Regional Centres. The Republic of Ireland Centre managed by a locally elected Centre Council runs an active programme of events for local members in support of the overall aims and objectives of the Institution:

• Advancing the scientific, technical and practical aspects of wastes management for the safeguarding of the environment
• Promoting education, training, research and the dissemination of knowledge in all matters of wastes management
• Striving to achieve and maintain the highest standards of practice, competence and conduct by all its members

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is a non-for-profit membership organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment.

The Institute offers ongoing support to environmental professionals and promotes the goal of sustainable development through improved environmental practice and performance. With over 11,500 individual and corporate members, the IEMA is now a leading international membership-based organisation, dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development and to the professional development of environmental practitioners across many industrial sectors.

For more information on the IEMA, its events, services, products, membership, training and publications, please visit our website http://www.iema.net/. 

Sponsors: 

IF Solutions Ltd are Europe's premier lanyard supplier.  We have recently launched our new Earth Friendly product range and are proud to have provided this years Irish Recycling Show with lanyards made from one of our revolutionary new materials - Bamboo Fibre. This is just one of six Earth Friendly materials available.

Unfortunately due to a prior engagement we couldn't make it to this years show but you can log onto our website for more details on our products and we will see you at the show in 2009!

CEWEP - Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants - represents 300 European municipal waste incineration plants in more than 15 countries, with an annual capacity of 45 million tonnes. Cewep members represent over 90% of the waste-to-energy market in Europe. These Waste-to-Energy plants treat waste in an environmentally sound way and produce energy from it, which they deliver to citizens and to industry.

Waste-to-Energy Plants replace the energy produced by conventional power plants using fossil fuels. This is how Waste-to Energy plants contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to climate protection.

Members of CEWEP have committed themselves to ensuring high environmental standards, achieving low emissions and maintaining state of the art energy production from otherwise unusable material.  

 

Roganstown Golf and Country Club Hotel is located at Swords, North County Dublin. The hotel is only 5 minutes from Dublin airport. Roganstown hotel offers luxurious hotel accommodation set amidst beautiful countryside and is the only golf hotel in north Dublin also offering gym / leisure facilities and spa and beauty therapies.