8 . Glasgow Business January/February 2014


Waste management New waste rules to affect all businesses


Changes in the law on waste that will affect every business in Scotland were the focus of a Glasgow Chamber event supported by Shanks Waste Management.


The business breakfast in November focused on the challenges facing businesses from the changes and gave advice on how to deal with them. The speakers at the event in the Restaurant Bar and Grill in Princes Square were Hugh Stewart, Director at Shanks Waste Management, and Joanna Hartga, Implementation Adviser at Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme funded by the Scottish Government. Joanna discussed the drivers of resource


efficiency and the financial and environmental benefits that flow from it. She outlined the free help available from


Resource Efficient Scotland to help businesses to realise these benefits and how to access support to increase sustainability and profitability. Hugh discussed the change in the regulations


brought about by the new Zero Waste Scotland policy introduced by the Scottish Government. There is a Zero Waste target of recycling 70 per


cent of waste by 2025 and sending a maximum of five per cent of waste to landfill. He outlined how firms can meet the challenges of the new regulatory environment and outlined the Shanks EcoCassette smart drum compacters system. These are fitted with GPRS-enabled sensors


that will automatically notify the transport depot when the compactors are full thus allowing maximum use before emptying. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is in the


Joanna Hartga, Implementation


Adviser, Resource Efficient Scotland


Hugh Stewart, Director,


Shanks Waste Management


process of setting up a Green Business Network to help businesses, not only in the area of waste management but in sourcing the relevant information and support in order to be more ‘green’.


FIND OUT MORE...


To find out more about the Green Business Network, contact Selina Hales, Project Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, at selina.hales@ glasgowchamberofcommerce.com or 0141 204 8358.


CHAMBER CHAT With Bill Scott, Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce


BUSINESS Describe your role/job? Over a 35-year career I have held a number of senior executive and board positions and have developed an interest in a number of business areas throughout the UK.


As a Quarriers Trustee, I


recently chaired the fundraising efforts that raised £7 million in three years to build and equip the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre which provides world- leading diagnosis and treatment to the 60,000 people with epilepsy in Scotland. The centre, which is located


close to the world-renowned Institute of Neurological Sciences in Govan, opened in April 2013. I currently Chair the Marie Curie Development Board supporting the Glasgow Hospice and home nursing services and undertake


business mentoring on behalf of Scottish Chambers of Commerce.


What skills do you bring to the table/are required in your role? A strategic view of business and its environments; the importance of understanding the product and the customer; securing access to finance; recruiting the right people with the right skills; and having a relentless focus on quality and getting things done.


What’s the best thing about Glasgow Chamber of Commerce? Glasgow Chamber is so active in the many issues important to Glasgow business and to the city. As a Director, I particularly enjoy chatting to people from different walks of life and backgrounds about their issues and solutions.


PERSONAL What do you do to relax? I don’t really like to relax too much – life is too short. I do enjoy golf, rugby, ballet, classical music and reading.


What is your favourite city outside the UK and why? Paris, it is so sophisticated and full of art and architecture, good food and excellent service.


What has been your career highpoint? The opening of the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre in April 2013.


What one thing would you wish for Glasgow in the future? That we focus on our young people and provide them with the very best in education, life experiences and support to allow them to fulfil their potential and to contribute to the wellbeing of the city.


Name your favourite book/film/album? Books – Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Paul Auster’s New York Trilogy. Film – It’s a Wonderful Life. Album – Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell.


What is your most embarrassing experience? I’m not really the embarrassing type.


If you could host a dinner party with four guests, who would you choose (two living, two dead)?


Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Bob Dylan and Lulu.


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