Waste Awareness Certificate Training
About the Waste Awareness Certificate
CIWM, the professional body for waste experts, offers an accredited one day Waste Awareness course, aimed at providing employees with the knowledge and information sources to help your company minimise waste and stay within the law.
What's covered?
- Understand the importance of being waste aware
- Learn about different types of waste
- Know your legal responsibilities for waste
- How to conduct a waste audit to identify savings
- How to reduce, reuse and recycle waste
- Learn about disposal routes for remaining wastes
- Deal with waste safely
- Identify sources of help
Finding a course
The CIWM Waste Awareness Certificate is delivered regularly throughout the UK via CIWM's network of over 40 Waste Awareness Registered Centres.
In addition to the open courses listed under the 'courses' header above, the Waste Awareness Certificate is also offered by most centres on a bespoke / in-house basis.
Who will benefit?
Shop floor workers, managers - particularly facilities managers or those responsible for waste, office staff, cleaners, contractors etc.
However, anybody who disposes of or deals with waste will benefit from this course and it is applicable to almost every type of organisation.
*The Waste Awareness Certificate is valid for 5 years.
How do I deliver WAC?
Are you interested in joining our dedicated network of expert trainers and centres delivering the Waste Awareness Certificate across the UK?
To find out more about what is required and to begin the application process please click here