Waste courses in the pipeline

"You can profit from your own waste" is among the messages to small and medium-sized businesses from a training course to be delivered by Warwickshire County Council.

Waste Smart is an industry standard training course, developed by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), to be delivered through a series of CIWM approved trainers and centres across the country.

Among those trainers is Warwickshire County Council which is offering businesses the Foundation Waste Smart Course course at just £150 per delegate (including lunch and independent marking of test papers).

The course provides knowledge, guidance and skills that can be adopted by all businesses to reduce the quantity of waste produced, whilst saving money and benefiting the environment.

An investment of £150 could prove a drop in the ocean compared to the savings to be made from astute management of a company's waste. When treated in the correct way, waste can even be a valuable resource and Waste Smart offers the necessary assistance to profit from an often overlooked commodity.

Two courses are in the pipeline, on September 29 and December 14, both at Northgate House in Warwick, though others may be arranged at other venues.

All successful delegates will receive a certificate that is valid for five years.

Not only does the content of the course raise awareness of waste-related financial benefits, the certificate provides a visual representation of a willingness to comply with regulation and develop environmentally efficient work policies.

To find out more please email julieburton@warwickshire.gov.uk