Australian Illegal Waste Conference 2023

The Waste Enforcement Association Australia will host an industry leading Australian Illegal Waste Conference in partnership with the Environment Protection Authority Victoria on Thursday 18 October 2023 at Jasper Hotel, Melbourne Victoria. 

During a morning session, expert speakers will demonstrate proven and effective tools for reducing illegal waste while showcasing industry leading practices in waste regulation, investigation, and prosecution.  Attendees will hear from recognised experts in illegal waste management who will outline the fundamentals of regulatory programs and discuss techniques used for proactive management of emerging trends in illegal waste.

During an afternoon session, attendees will access industry leading regulatory training on regulatory language and frameworks to help decision makers identify and implement learnings from the conference. Grant Pink from RECAP Consultants will deliver a training workshop on regulatory language and the development, maintenance and improvement of regulatory practice. Includes a free copy of "Navigating Regulatory Language: an A-to-Z Guide".

The content and discussions from speakers throughout the day will guide decision makers to implement or improve existing regulatory programs, while concurrent training will assist implementation of these new regulatory approaches.

Purpose

• Understand the ‘state of play’ in illegal waste and its impact on different sectors
• Understand the business case for waste enforcement and the benefits of a waste enforcement program
• Understand how to build capacity in waste enforcement
• Access industry leading regulatory training on regulatory language and frameworks for use in your organisation