Dear Sir/Madam,

Below please find an invitation from Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource Management to the seminar to be held in Brussels on 5-6 July 2011.
The organisers are able to cover hotel costs for 2 partictipants from UBC eastern cities. Interested cities are requested to contact UBC secretariat by 28 June 2011.

with kind regards,
Pawel Zaboklicki

Invitation: 5-6 July 2011

International Seminar on The Interpretation of Life Cycle Thinking in the Waste Management Hierarchy

Dear Sir/Madam, 

We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the International Experts Seminar on “The Interpretation of Life Cycle Thinking in the Waste Management Hierarchy” which will take place on 5 – 6 July 2011 in Brussels, Belgium, and will be complemented by study visits in Lille and Seneffe.

The Seminar is organised by ACR+ (Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource Management) with the support of Holcim Company. It will gather a group of experts in order to clarify and discuss the interpretation of the EU waste hierarchy through Life Cycle Thinking, as foreseen in article 14, 2 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98, illustrated by concrete examples of waste management.

The seminar is divided in two parts:
5th July, afternoon: experts seminar, Brussels;
6th July: one day study visit to anaerobic digestion (Sequedin, Lille Metropole) and co-processing plants (Seneffe).

You will find further information in the programme, as well as on our website. The working language of the Seminar will be English. Please note that the participation in the seminar is limited. Please register without delay!

In order to register the Seminar, please send the completed registration form by e-mail to kk@acrplus.org or fax it to 0032 2 234 65 01 by 20 June 2011.

If you need any further information, do not hesitate to contact Katarzyna Koniecka by phone (0032 2 234 65 09) or e-mail.

We look forward to seeing you at the Seminar!

Kind regards,