13TH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS' CONFERENCE
ENVIROMANAGEMENT 2023
WASTE METRICS
YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU DON'T MEASURE
OCTOBER 2 – 3, 2023
HOTEL PATRIA ****, ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO, HIGH TATRAS
SLOVAKIA
IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON PRESENCE AT THE CONFERENCE, YOU CAN TAKE PART OR PRESENT IN THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM ALSO BY MEANS OF ONLINE CONNECTION.
MAIN TOPICS
This year´s conference is about Waste Metrics and will examine a range of topics focused on why waste data is important to the industry, and how it can be used to improve both business and environmental performance. Topics will range from measuring landfill gas on active and closed landfills through to calculating the performance of energy-for-waste facilities, along with other key themes including:
WASTE DATA
The importance of accurate data, statistics, metrics and information reporting for the establishment and operation of Extended Produce Responsibility schemes.
[presentation submitted: Ing. Roman Vandák, ENVI – PAK, a. s., Slovakia]
MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES
Life Cycle Assessment, carbon accounting and other methods for measuring environmental performance in areas such as Greenhouse Gas Accounting in waste treatment.
[presentation submitted:Mr. Aurel Lübke, Managing Director, Compost Systems GmbH, Austria
Ing. Martin Kebísek, CEO, CEMMAC a.s., Slovakia]
WASTE BUDGETS AND FEES
Developing operational budgets and setting waste fees, and how charging schemes can be used to shape disposal patterns and behaviour.
[presentation submitted: Dr. Christian Schreyer, Manager, Umbrella Organization of Styrian Waste Management Associations – Dachverband der Steirischen AWV, Austria]
WASTE DATA MANIPULATION
An interactive session with the audience on how waste data can be manipulated to provide a false picture of service performance, and can affect profits.
[presentations submitted: Mr. Euston Ling, Manager – Planning and Technical Solutions, North London Waste Authority, UK
Mr. Jarno Stet, Waste & Recycling Manager, Waste & Cleansing, Westminster City Council, UK
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner, TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants, Austria]
CURRENT TOPICS IN THE WASTE AND SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
An insight into state-of-the-art waste processing technologies, projects, sustainable investments, IT and AI solutions, trading or secure and environmentally friendly waste transportation.
[presentation submitted: Mr. Roman Gdovjak, Expansion Manager & Country Manager Slovakia & Hungary, CYRKL Zdrojová platforma, s.r.o., Slovakia]
MAIN TOPICS
This year´s conference is about Waste Metrics and will examine a range of topics focused on why waste data is important to the industry, and how it can be used to improve both business and environmental performance. Topics will range from measuring landfill gas on active and closed landfills through to calculating the performance of energy-for-waste facilities, along with other key themes including:
WASTE DATA
The importance of accurate data, statistics, metrics and information reporting for the establishment and operation of Extended Produce Responsibility schemes.
[presentation submitted: Ing. Roman Vandák, ENVI – PAK, a. s., Slovakia]
MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES
Life Cycle Assessment, carbon accounting and other methods for measuring environmental performance in areas such as Greenhouse Gas Accounting in waste treatment.
[presentation submitted:Mr. Aurel Lübke, Managing Director, Compost Systems GmbH, Austria
Ing. Martin Kebísek, CEO, CEMMAC a.s., Slovakia]WASTE BUDGETS AND FEES
Developing operational budgets and setting waste fees, and how charging schemes can be used to shape disposal patterns and behaviour.
[presentation submitted: Dr. Christian Schreyer, Manager, Umbrella Organization of Styrian Waste Management Associations – Dachverband der Steirischen AWV, Austria]
WASTE DATA MANIPULATION
An interactive session with the audience on how waste data can be manipulated to provide a false picture of service performance, and can affect profits.
[presentations submitted: Mr. Euston Ling, Manager – Planning and Technical Solutions, North London Waste Authority, UK
Mr. Jarno Stet, Waste & Recycling Manager, Waste & Cleansing, Westminster City Council, UK
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner, TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants, Austria]CURRENT TOPICS IN THE WASTE AND SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
An insight into state-of-the-art waste processing technologies, projects, sustainable investments, IT and AI solutions, trading or secure and environmentally friendly waste transportation.
[presentation submitted: Mr. Roman Gdovjak, Expansion Manager & Country Manager Slovakia & Hungary, CYRKL Zdrojová platforma, s.r.o., Slovakia]
AN EXCURSION TO THE MOST MODERN COMPOSTING PLANT IN SLOVAKIA
TUESDAY – OCTOBER 3, 2023
AFTER THE EXPERTS’ PROGRAM FINISHING
WHY?
Seeing once is better than hearing ten times.
WHERE CAN YOU SEE SUCH A COMPOSTING PLANT?
In the City of Kežmarok
a picturesque small town at the foot of the High Tatras
WHAT WILL YOU SEE AND LEARN?
• Odour elimination and optimal technological processing
• Minimum monthly energy costs
• How to collect MSW in order to prevent pollution
• Why the correct mix in important for optimal microbial health
• How to create the right conditions at the composting plant
• How to choose suitable equipment and machinery
• How to sanitize food waste
• Why compost maturation time important
• How modern technologies can assist in managing the process
• And much more…
Ing. Petr Bielan
Head of operations
OZO Ostrava s.r.o.
Ostrava • Czech Republic
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Hoffmeyer
CEO
Nehlsen AG
Bremen • Germany
Ing. Marián Kobolka
Owner
JRK Slovensko s.r.o.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Mgr. Katarína Kretter
Head of PR & Marketing
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Euston Ling, BE(Chem), MBT, FCIWM
Head of Technical Assurance for the North London Heat & Power Project
North London Waste Authority
London • UK
Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Siebenhandl
President
VÖA – Association of Austrian Public Waste Management Companies
Vienna • Austria
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner
CEO
TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants
Innsbruck • Austria
ORGANIZER
AND CONFERENCE MANAGER
Gabriela Stuchlá
CEO
NMC spol. s r.o.
Žilina • Slovakia
Ing. Petr Bielan
Head of operations
OZO Ostrava s.r.o.
Ostrava • Czech Republic
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Hoffmeyer
CEO
Nehlsen AG
Bremen • Germany
Ing. Marián Kobolka
Owner
JRK Slovensko s.r.o.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Mgr. Katarína Kretter
Head of PR & Marketing
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Euston Ling, BE(Chem), MBT, FCIWM
Head of Technical Assurance for the North London Heat & Power Project
North London Waste Authority
London • UK
Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Siebenhandl
President
VÖA – Association of Austrian Public Waste Management Companies
Vienna • Austria
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner
CEO
TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants
Innsbruck • Austria
ORGANIZER
AND CONFERENCE MANAGER
Gabriela Stuchlá
CEO
NMC spol. s r.o.
Žilina • Slovakia
MEDIA PARTNERS
The Slovak Association of Waste Management
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hungarian Waste Management Federation (HOSZ)
Budapest, Hungary
Ekologie v praxi, z.s.
Praha, Czech republic
Profi Press s.r.o. a portál odpady-online.cz
Prague, Czech Republic
odpady-portal.sk and the Waste Management magazine
Bratislava, Slovakia
Průmyslová ekologie s.r.o.
Prague, Czech Republic
INVITED ARE
Representatives of public institutions, cities, and municipalities responsible for protection of environment and waste management
•
Representatives of significant waste originators and processors, waste collecting companies, organizations for accountability of producers
(unit: technology, economy, production, and management processes)
•
Scientific and research organizations, independent experts and specialists participating in significant enviro projects
•
Institutions participating in financing of enviro projects
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM
List of papers (in alphabetical order by lecturers)
Ing. Roman Gdovjak
Expansion Manager & Country Manager Slovakia & Hungary
CYRKL Zdrojová platforma, s.r.o.
Prague • Czech Republic
Waste As a Resource: How Can Costs Turn Into Revenue?
Ing. Martin Kebísek
CEO
CEMMAC a.s.
Horné Srnie • Slovakia
How Can the Cement Industry Help Waste Management in Slovakia?
Euston Ling, BE(Chem), MBT, FCIWM
Head of Technical Assurance for the North London Heat & Power Project
North London Waste Authority
London • UK
David Newman
Managing Director
Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association
Hertford • UK
Why Circular Economy Is Vital.
Why Circular Economy Is Difficult.
Dr. Martin Pohlmann
Desk officer for Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Sustainability
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg
Potsdam • Germany
Can Regional Sustainable Development Be Measured?
The Challenge of Developing and Reporting Meaningful Indicators.
Dr. Christian Schreyer
Umbrella Organization of Styrian Waste Management Associations
Dachverband der Steirischen AWV
Seiersberg-Pirka • Austria
About Waste Metering in Austria´s South and an Insight Into 30 Years of Searching For the Optimal Waste Fee.
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Steiner
CEO
TBU Environmental Engineering Consultants
Innsbruck • Austria
Jarno Stet
Waste & Recycling Manager, Waste & Cleansing
Westminster City Council
London • UK
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helga Stoiber
Engineering & Consulting
UVP Environmental Management and Engineering GmbH
Vienna • Austria
Is It Energy Recovery – Or Just Waste Disposal?
Facts and Myths Around the Infamous R 1 Formula.
Ing. Roman Vandák
Director of the commodity department
ENVI – PAK, a.s.
Bratislava • Slovakia
Data in the System of Extended Producer Responsibility.
The Conference organizer reserves the right to change the program.
CONFERENCE FEE
EARLY BIRD
until May 25, 2023
372 € incl. VAT
Conference fee does not apply to lecturers with expert non-commercial presentation.
Kindly pay the conference fee according to the document sent to you from the organizers after the registration of your application. The document for tax purposes will be issued on the day of payment.
Conference fee covers access to the conference venue, working materials, refreshments, working lunch, reception.
VAT 20% is not included. Place of delivery: Slovak Republic.
Accommodation and transport is not covered by the conference fee.
The conference fee is non-refundable. In case of absence working materials will be delivered via email. It is possible to appoint a substitute participant.
TIME SCHEDULE
Registration |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
Program |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
9:30 – 18:00 |
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 |
9:30 – 12:30 |
|
Reception |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
19:30 Friendly evening with lecturers |
TIME
SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION
Monday, October 2, 2023 8:30 – 9:30
PROGRAM
Pondelok, October 2, 2023 9:30 – 18:00
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 9:30 – 12:30
RECEPTION
Friendly evening with lecturers
Monday, October 2, 2023 19:30
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Patria****
Štrbské Pleso 33
059 85 Vysoké Tatry
Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
www.hotelpatria.sk/en
Reception
Tel.: +421 -52 7848 999
recepcia@hotelpatria.sk
PRICES FOR ACCOMMODATION
Room (1 person)
(Lux)
room/ night
Room (2 persons)
(Lux)
room/ night
apartment
(Standard - Lux)
apartment / night
Accommodation reservation will be made by the organizer.
Prices for accommodation include breakfast, access to Patria Aqua Paradise, internet, parking fee.
Check in: 14:00
Check out: 12:00
Hotel garage: 20 €/day
Local tax: 1,50 € /person / night
The local tax is not included in the accommodation price.
Please indicate the required accommodation in your application.
Accommodation capacity is limited and will be assigned according to the application date.
Reserved rooms are to be paid at the Hotel reception.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Patria****
Štrbské Pleso 33
059 85 Vysoké Tatry
Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
www.hotelpatria.sk/en
Reception
Tel.: +421 -52 7848 999
recepcia@hotelpatria.sk
PRICES FOR ACCOMMODATION
Room (1 person)
(Lux)
room/ night
Room (2 persons)
(Lux)
room/ night
apartment
(Standard - Lux)
apartment / night
Accommodation reservation will be made by the organizer.
Prices for accommodation include breakfast, access to Patria Aqua Paradise, internet, parking fee.
Check in: 14:00
Check out: 12:00
Hotel garage: 20 €/day
Local tax: 1,50 € /person / night
The local tax is not included in the accommodation price.
Please indicate the required accommodation in your application.
Accommodation capacity is limited and will be assigned according to the application date.
Reserved rooms are to be paid at the Hotel reception.
TRANSPORTATION
Airports
Krakow Airport (Cracow), Poland Regular flights schedule: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/regular-flights-schedule,a181.html Airlines: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/airlines,a182.html Vienna International Airport, Austria Regular flights schedule: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers Airlines: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/airport/airlines Košice International Airport, Slovakia www.airportkosice.sk/en Flight schedule: www.airportkosice.sk/en/passengers/flight-schedule Airlines: www.airportkosice.sk/en/airlines Airport Bratislava, Slovakia www.bts.aero/en/ Flight schedule: www.bts.aero/en/flights/flight-schedule-summer-2018/arrivals/ Airlines: www.bts.aero/en/flights/air-carriers/ Airport Poprad – Tatry, Slovakia www.airport-poprad.sk/index_en.php Flight schedule: www.airport-poprad.sk/en/podstranky/cestujuci/letovyporiadok.php
Air-port Transfer
Individual or group transfer can be arranged.
Transfer time from / to:
Airport Cracow, Poland 2:50 hours Airport Vienna – Schwechat, Austria 4:30 hours Airport Košice, Slovakia 2:00 hours Airport Bratislava, Slovakia 3:50 hours
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
Information on price and details of Air-port transfer is available from the organizer.
Hotel Patria is located close to Štrbské Pleso in High Tatras and can be accessed by road from Poprad through the town of Starý Smokovec or Štrba.
Using highways and high speed roads in Slovakia is charged through an electronic vignette.
BUY THE ELECTRONIC VIGNETTE
(more information on www.eznamka.sk/en)
Vignettes for 2023
12,- € / 10 days
17,- € / 30 days
60,- € / 365 days
Cars are obliged to have the lights on during the day.
Maximum speed limits
within city: 50 km/h
outside of city: 90 km/h
highway: 130 km/h
Alcohol
0,00 ‰
Train station is located in the town of Štrbské Pleso, 20 minutes to walk from the Hotel Patria. Changing station for international trains are “Poprad – Tatry” and “Štrba”.
Rail carriers
České dráhy
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
Leo Express
REGIOJET
Transfer from / to train station can be arranged.
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
- BY PLANE
-
Airports
Krakow Airport (Cracow), Poland Regular flights schedule: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/regular-flights-schedule,a181.html Airlines: www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/flight-information,c71/airlines,a182.html Vienna International Airport, Austria Regular flights schedule: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers Airlines: www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/airport/airlines Košice International Airport, Slovakia www.airportkosice.sk/en Flight schedule: www.airportkosice.sk/en/passengers/flight-schedule Airlines: www.airportkosice.sk/en/airlines Airport Bratislava, Slovakia www.bts.aero/en/ Flight schedule: www.bts.aero/en/flights/flight-schedule-summer-2018/arrivals/ Airlines: www.bts.aero/en/flights/air-carriers/ Airport Poprad – Tatry, Slovakia www.airport-poprad.sk/index_en.php Flight schedule: www.airport-poprad.sk/en/podstranky/cestujuci/letovyporiadok.php Air-port Transfer
Individual or group transfer can be arranged.
Transfer time from / to:
Airport Cracow, Poland 2:50 hours Airport Vienna – Schwechat, Austria 4:30 hours Airport Košice, Slovakia 2:00 hours Airport Bratislava, Slovakia 3:50 hours Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
Information on price and details of Air-port transfer is available from the organizer. - BY CAR
-
Hotel Patria is located close to Štrbské Pleso in High Tatras and can be accessed by road from Poprad through the town of Starý Smokovec or Štrba.
Using highways and high speed roads in Slovakia is charged through an electronic vignette.
BUY THE ELECTRONIC VIGNETTE
(more information on www.eznamka.sk/en)
Vignettes for 2023
12,- € / 10 days
17,- € / 30 days
60,- € / 365 daysCars are obliged to have the lights on during the day.
Maximum speed limits
within city: 50 km/h
outside of city: 90 km/h
highway: 130 km/hAlcohol
0,00 ‰ - BY TRAIN
-
Train station is located in the town of Štrbské Pleso, 20 minutes to walk from the Hotel Patria. Changing station for international trains are “Poprad – Tatry” and “Štrba”.
Rail carriers
České dráhy
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
Leo Express
REGIOJET
Transfer from / to train station can be arranged.
Transfer costs are not included in the conference fee.
ORGANIZED BY
NMC spol. s r.o.
Makovického 10
010 01 Žilina, Slovakia
Tel.: +421-903-340539
Tel.: +421-41-5166661
Fax: +421-41-5006977
E-mail: nmc@nmc.sk
Web: www.nmc.sk
Comp. Reg. No. (ID no.): 31639135
Tax Reg. No. (VAT no.): SK2020446890
Company registered in: Business register of the County Court Žilina, Section: Sro, Insert No. 2953/L
APPLICATION REGISTRATION
Papers Registration Deadline – May 25, 2023
EARLY BIRD Application Deadline – May 25, 2023
Mail your Registration to the address of the organizer by e-mail, fax or mail.
The registration of your application will be confirmed by return mail with the conference fee payment document (pro forma invoice).
ORGANIZED BY
NMC spol. s r.o.
Makovického 10
010 01 Žilina, Slovakia
Tel.: +421-903-340539
Tel.: +421-41-5166661
Fax: +421-41-5006977
E-mail: nmc@nmc.sk
Web: www.nmc.sk
Comp. Reg. No. (ID no.): 31639135
Tax Reg. No. (VAT no.): SK2020446890
Company registered in: Business register of the County Court Žilina, Section: Sro, Insert No. 2953/L
APPLICATION REGISTRATION
Papers Registration Deadline – May 25, 2023
EARLY BIRD Application Deadline – May 25, 2023
Mail your Registration to the address of the organizer by e-mail, fax or mail.
The registration of your application will be confirmed by return mail with the conference fee payment document (pro forma invoice).
VENUE
Hotel Patria****, Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
English, Slovak, Czech
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
English → Slovak
Slovak / Czech → English
VENUE
Hotel Patria****, Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
GPS: 49° 7′ 28.5″ N. 20° 3′ 40.94″ E
CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
English, Slovak, Czech
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
English → Slovak
Slovak / Czech → English