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Agra Informa's European Biowaste Forum 2010 examines pressures for a new EU directive on biowaste and the actions required from national governments, the waste management sector and the food industry to reduce the environmental impact of biowaste.

Klaus Koegler, Head of the Unit for Sustainable Production and Consumption at the European Commission gives the Keynote Presentation and will give the Commission's reaction to the results of the official consultation into the need for an EU-wide biowaste policy.

At a national level there is much disagreement about the best way of improving the sustainability of biowaste disposal, with some influential Member States pushing for more regulation. Claus-Gerhard Bergs of the German Ministry for Environment, Charlotta Broman of the Swedish Ministry of Environment and Mieke de Schoenmakere of Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) give their views on the measures needed to ensure a harmonised system of biowaste management.

The food industry is one of the largest producers of biowaste in the EU and will come under increasing pressure to develop sustainable waste management policies. European Biowaste Forum 2010 enables you to hear case studies from senior representatives of major companies involved with the food sector.

Roland Waardenburg of Dutch retail giant Royal Ahold details how supermarkets can manage biowaste in an eco-friendly manner, including the implementation of reuse and recycling policies and how businesses can work to reduce waste at source.

Stephen Wise from Shanks Waste Management assesses the viability of biowaste targets from the perspective of a waste management company, and examines solutions to challenges of separating, collecting and storing biowaste efficiently and hygienically.