Welcome back to another episode of Rubbish Talk, this week we welcome Terry March who has dedicated his entire career to the Waste Management Industry with an incredible journey spanning over five decades.
Terry March’s journey in Waste Management began over 50 years ago, and his dedication to the industry has only grown stronger with time. Originally starting as an apprentice metallurgist in the steel industry, Terry’s life took a turn when he found himself drawn into the world of waste after joining Bristol City Council’s vehicle maintenance department. His hobby of stripping down and repairing cars turned into his job where he looked after the repair and maintenance of the council refuse collection vehicles, and Terry’s love and passion for the waste management industry was born.
Since then, he has had many roles within the industry and witnessed huge change through the sector as he moved from disposal of waste to the current recycling systems and Terry was involved with many of them. Latterly he has had a role as an external quality assurer for CIWM WAMITAB and mentor’s individuals globally on behalf of CIWM.
Education and training have been Terry’s driving force throughout his career. He has dedicated over 30 years to volunteering with CIWM, starting as a centre secretary, served as the President in 2009-2010 and now serving as the centre treasurer.
Away from the world of waste management, Terry chats about his adventurous days as a rally co-driver and all the amazing stories that came along with it.
Terry’s advice for the younger generation echoes his own experiences – embrace change, explore different roles, and get hands-on experience wherever possible. He emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for our waste and its impact on the environment.
Useful Links
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Environmental News Updates
Human Hair Mats Clean Oil Spills – Why Don’t Big Companies Use Them?
Human hair is an enormous waste stream that can help save the environment from oil spills. Most big oil spills are cleaned using chemicals or mats made with petroleum. One non profit uses human hair, which can soak up around five times its weight in oil, as an eco-friendly alternative: matteroftrust.org
Guidance: Monitoring Fugitive Emissions From Shredding Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating
This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to make every reasonable effort to avoid contaminating other waste with POPs when you shred waste upholstered domestic seating at a waste treatment site.
If you need some help with dealing with POP’s please do not hesitate to get in touch with us: info@albion-environmental.co.uk
CIWM Launches Fund To Market Circular Economy SME’s
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has launched a fund to make grants of up to £10,000 to support the marketing of circular economy projects. It said the Circular Economy Innovators Fund would see up to six small or micro businesses awarded tailored support for their marketing communications strategies. This support will be provided by Barley Communications, which offers brand design, media relations and social media skills. Applications are open until 22 April.
Consultation on MRF Code of Practice
The Scottish Government have released proposed amendments to the MRF Code of Practice (CoP), running from February 2024 – 19 April 2024, aiming to support the rollout of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging from 2025.
SEPA reported that from 2015-2023 there was a total of 2,823,604.3 tonnes of DMR treated, from a total of 31,674 samples, with a total weight of 2,086.7 tonnes. At 15% contaminated (non-target 5.7% and non-recyclable material 10%) 423,540 tonnes on non recyclate!
Fly-Tipping Hotspot Cleared With 230 Tonnes Of Waste
A disused piece of land plagued by fly-tipping at Lower Friarton, on the banks of the River Tay in Perth, amounting to 230 tonnes has been cleared in a joint clean-up by Perth and Kinross Council, Scottish Water, SEPA and Tay Salmon Fisheries. The spot, notorious for fly-tipping, was cleared in a three-day operation with some of the waste believed to have been at the site for around 15 years.
We also talked about a documentary that was on BBC Scotland a few years ago about waste crime which is worth a watch.
Albion News
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