We provide expert technical resources and carbon management support and advice to both public and private sector organisations. Our approach is to provide competitive value-for-money services that meet the needs and desires of our clients. Our values encompass best practice, integrity and tackling issues for the betterment of environmental sustainability.

• Value for Money service reviews for Local Authorities• Depot operational services review for a Waste Collection Authority: Waste & Recycling collection; Street Cleansing; Grounds Maintenance; Fleet Maintenance• Kerbside collected dry mixed recyclables (DMR) contamination studies• Carbon accounting for an in-situ pyrolysis plant installation at a manufacturing facility• Bid-support for a Env Svcs contractor: preparing Carbon Management method statement to support their tender for waste & recycling collection services• Production of a high-level business case for potential joint waste working for 3 borough councils• Technical support to a Waste Disposal Authority: potential procurement of a new MRF contract(s) and/or build own MRF to process ca. 70,000 tonnes p.a. DMR• Undertaking the update of the Waste Needs Assessment (WNA) to support the Waste Local Plan for a County Council; completed WNAs for 2 district councils• Undertaking a research project for a major Env Svcs contractor to produce a report on ‘Considerations in Reducing the Frequency of Household Residual Waste Collections’• Commercial Waste collection service reviews• Options for the implementation of charged kerbside collection of garden waste• SMT for possible outsourcing of services (waste collection/disposal; street cleansing; grounds maintenance; highways maintenance; car parking) for a City Council• ‘Thought leadership’ in respect of the emerging EU Circular Economy Package (CEP)• Options appraisal for waste & recycling collection at a rural district council• Contract mobilisation for 4 local waste collection authorities• OJEU level joint procurements: Competitive Dialogue/Restricted/Open procedures for DMR; vehicles & maintenance; organics• Comprehensive review of waste & recycling services at a WCA; development of a 10yr Waste Strategy• Completed TEEP Assessments for ca.10 WCAs/Unitaries• Options Appraisal for kerbside recycling services at a unitary authority

Key Achievements:• £4M increase in income (2012-16) for the sale of dry recyclates collected at kerbside for four councils;• £264k value-added benefits (2012-13) accrued through an inter-partnership joint procurement of waste collection vehicles (44 waste vehicles ordered to date using the framework contract);• £1.6M p.a. on-going efficiency savings through supporting nine local authorities;• £330K grant funding secured (2009-12) to support on-going improvements and cost-saving measures;• Gaining consensus and agreement to implement partnership-wide policy and strategy to facilitate best practice;• My key focus was identifying efficiencies, savings and increasing income generation whilst maintaining on-going service improvements for customers. My overarching goals were the delivery of persistent excellence in performance and results;• I drafted and drove the implementation of a 3 year rolling, annually refreshed, business plan. A key target included developing the business case to deliver significant resource efficiency via a fundamental revision of waste management services in the sub-region.• I led the Partnership on the on-going delivery of its 20 year joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy, owned by the nine partner local authorities (comprising: the County Council plus seven two-tier district councils and City of York Council); Recycling rates across the Partnership area are now >45% and the Partnership delivers on-going waste prevention campaigns & events across the sub-region (engendering behavior change).

• I developed a new range of low carbon services for the business unit & led on business development, recruitment & management of a team of specialist consultants providing solutions for clients. Outputs included energy audits; carbon footprinting; renewables feasibility & options appraisals; & LCA assessment.• In 2008, my project that calculated the carbon savings resulting from the pyrolysis of mixed waste plastics to produce synthetic diesel was shortlisted for the national EDIE awards for Environmental Excellence. This cutting edge technology has since been acquired by SITA – a major UK waste management player.

• I led the production & delivery of a carbon management strategy & implementation plan for the authority to attain a 42% reduction (the greatest for a LA) of the council’s base year (2003/4) carbon footprint by 2013.• I managed a team of specialist officers dedicated to delivering sustainable development for the borough. Outputs included: BMBC 25 year Municipal Waste Management Strategy; Policy & strategy input into the emerging Local Development Framework (LDF); & Marketing & maintenance of the Trans-Pennine Trail

• I was integral in delivering ‘change management’ for the new business unit following a significant staff restructure & particularly by providing close technical support to the new Head of Service.• I led on the production of the new joint municipal waste management strategy & the council’s carbon management strategy & implementation plan. I led a team whose outputs included: Environmental policy & strategy; Environmental Management System for the council; & Green Communities initiative.• I was the lead bid writer that won £1.5M Defra grant funding (infrastructure) & £253K from WRAP (communications) to support the role out of kerbside dry recyclates collection across the East Riding.

I investigated the adsorption of heavy metals onto model flyash representative of waste incineration processes. And partitioning of NOy species in the lower stratosphere.