Navigating the Future: Waste Regulations Webinars
Embrace the legislative changes in Wales that mandate all workplaces, including businesses, public bodies, and the third sector, to separate recyclable materials from general waste.
Between January and February 2024, we carried out a programme of webinars for different sectors.
Click on the links below to watch the recordings of these events.
The valuable insights from guest speakers sharing their experiences in implementing separate collections in their premises offer practical guidance.
Small and medium size businesses (SMEs)
Date: 30th Jan 10am
Speaker: Owain Griffiths, CRS & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Small and medium sized businesses operating from physical premises and those with only an online presence. SMEs are workplaces with up to 249 full time equivalent employees (FTEs). This could include retail, hospitality, events, entertainment and leisure facilities companies/ organisations.
Entertainment and leisure
(including campsites, chalets, lodges, hotels, caravans)
Date: 31st Jan 10am
Speaker: Marten Lewis, Bluestone & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Holiday accommodation, holiday parks/resorts, campsites, caravan parks, bed & breakfasts, and hotels. It also includes community centres and village halls, entertainment and sports venues (including leisure centres), sports grounds and stadia, showgrounds, heritage buildings, libraries, and museums.
Retail
Date: 6th Feb 10am
Speaker: Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: All sizes of retail businesses operating out of physical shops, as well as those operating online.
Residential settings
(including care homes)
Date: 6th Feb 2pm
Speaker: Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Nursing Homes, Residential Care Homes and Prisons.
Hospitality and food services
Date: 7th Feb 10am
Speaker: Keenan Commercial Food Waste Collection & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Hotels, restaurants, cafés, takeaways, canteens, pubs, offices with canteens or cafés, schools and colleges, prisons, nursing homes and hospitals and any other workplaces serving food.
Waste collectors
Date: 7th Feb 2pm
Speaker: Simon Rutledge - WESA & Biffa & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Waste collectors that operate either all year-round or seasonally and whether they are within the private, public or third sectors.
Outdoor events
Date: 8th Feb 2pm
Speaker: Andy Fryers, Hay Festival & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: Indoor or outdoor events, fairs, concerts, markets, and festivals in Wales which maybe operating on a not-for-profit basis or commercially. It applies to small pop-up or temporary events operating over several hours as well as to larger events over several days, which may or may not include camping provision. The law is relevant whether the event or festival is held on public open space such as in a park, marketplaces, highways (where road closures have been permitted) or on private land. Entertainment and leisure facilities
Education settings and Universities
Date: 20th Feb 10am
Speaker: Meirion Edwards, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Georgina Taubman, Cardiff University & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
Who is included in this sector: All educational settings in Wales including state and private schools, as well as further and higher educational establishments such as colleges and universities.