Anaerobic digestion • Odour & emissions from compost & related facilities • Environmental & societal pollution • Agricultural pollution • Waste management & recycling • Facility design & operation • Production of compost & composted waste • Use, quality & fertiliser value of compost & digestate for horticulture & agriculture • Mushroom & hydroponic production systems • Cannabis cultivation • Microbial content, contamination & pollution of compost SKYPE: targetrenewables.raks

Over 25 years’ environment sector experience as a waste consultant • Expert in public procurement for all types of waste service, including contract drafting, tender documentation, negotiations and bid evaluation • Expert in development of strategies, business cases and tonnage projections • Cross-examined in Waste Local Plan public inquiry, and questioned at DCO Examination in Public • Former secondments to Environment Agency and a waste disposal authority • Conveys complex technical information into plain English

Over 30 years’ environment sector experience as regulator and consultant • Expert in waste treatment infrastructure commercial disputes and claims since 2010 • Expert in permit breaches, civil disputes and criminal cases (e.g. Environmental Protection Act, Waste Shipments, Duty of Care) • Cross-examined in Crown Court and International Tribunal • Former Environment Agency investigation and enforcement officer • PACE trained • Conveys complex technical and regulatory information into plain English

After training as a marine engineer, I pursued a career in heat and mass transfer until establishing my own consulting firm. I was first retained by the Department of Energy, then by the DTI Design Advisory Service and the Production Engineering Research Association. I have since undertaken 46 plant design and build projects alongside 53 process consultancies, and completed 17 expert witness instructions. My CEng registration was predicated by the design and engineering of major projects for Alcan Aluminium,...