March 17, 2003

waste – the good, the bad and the ugly

Speakers:
Prof Roland Clift, Director of the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University Surrey
Prof William Powrie, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Southampton
Sir Geoffrey Allen, Member of Royal Commission on Pollution, Freelance
Prof Bob Lee, Co-director of Centre for BRASS, Cardiff University

When it comes to dealing with waste, the dogma is that recycling is good, incineration is bad and landfill is just plain ugly. Scientists explain why each method has its pros and cons, and why they all play an important part in an integrated waste management system.