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PACKED AGENDA AT ADBA’S INAUGURAL SCOTLAND CONFERENCE
ADBA’s first Scottish National Conference took place in Glasgow on 15 February. Well over one hundred delegates attended, with the event featuring speakers from Scottish Government, the farming community, universities, water companies, AD operators and developers, equipment suppliers and manufacturers, regulators and funders.
Maurice Golden MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, gave the keynote speech, focusing on Scotland’s circular economy strategy and the contribution that AD and bioresources can make to the bioeconomy. Maurice, who led the Circular Economy Programme for Zero Waste Scotland prior
to being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016, commended the Scottish Government on its 2016 ‘Making Things Last’ report but said that more work needed to be done to reap the full benefits of a circular economy strategy. This was followed by Vincent Igoe, Olleco’s Managing Director (Scotland), who discussed the importance of food waste feedstocks and the impact of Scotland’s ambitious waste regulations.
Interesting presentations and lively discussion created a real buzz throughout the day. In the session on strategy, opportunities and the political landscape, speakers discussed how Scotland can ensure it will be ready for the ban on
sending biodegradable waste to landfill in 2021 and what the future of AD is in Scotland.
After the lunch exhibition, the session on small scale and on-site AD included presentations on micro AD, planning issues key to achieving sustainability, and the importance of on-site energy use in reducing costs and ensuring profitability.
The final panel of the day focused on digestate quality. Panellists agreed that the Scottish AD industry has risen to the challenge of reducing contaminants to meet the Quality Meat Scotland standard, where eight per cent of the plastic levels of England and Wales’ PAS 110 is demanded. This is a great example of the progress that can be made when regulators and government work closely with the AD industry.
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