12th September 2008
Press Release

Futuresource 2009
9-11 June 2009
London ExCeL

letsrecycle.com appointed as media partner for Futuresource

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has appointed letsrecycle.com as an official media partner in a ground-breaking move that will see the web-based news and information medium provide strategic marketing support for Futuresource, the new European event for the waste and resources management sector.

“We are delighted to be working with leading information provider letsrecycle.com on Futuresource. As a key media partner, they will play an important role in promoting the event to a wide audience and establishing it as the essential diary date for sustainable waste and resource management professionals across the UK, Europe and farther afield,” says CIWM chief executive Steve Lee.

Announcing the appointment, letsrecycle.com’s managing director Steve Dickinson said:
“Our appointment by CIWM to help it grow Futuresource is a significant development for us and supports the move by CIWM and the Environmental Services Association (ESA) to deliver just what the sector wants – a flagship international event located in the right place for visitors and competitively priced for exhibitors.

“London is a vibrant city and ExCeL London is a state-of-the-art exhibition venue, offering an accessible business environment for the sustainable waste and resource management sector.  This is a major feather in letsrecycle.com’s cap,” he added.

Organised by CIWM in partnership with the ESA, Futuresource pools the expertise and influence of the professional industry body and the leading trade association for the sector. 

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

1. The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is the leading professional body for the waste management sector representing over 7000 individuals in the UK and overseas. Established in 1898, CIWM is a non profit-making organisation, dedicated to the promotion of professional competence amongst waste managers. CIWM seeks to raise standards for those working in and with the sector by producing best practice guidance, developing educational and training initiatives, and providing information on key waste-related issues. Comprehensive information about CIWM can be found at www.ciwm.co.uk

2. Full details about Futuresource 2009 and the move to ExCeL can be found at www.futuresourceuk.com.

3. Less than eight years after its launch letsrecycle.com is the market-leading news and information source – measured both by readership and advertising revenues – outperforming its nearest competitor by a factor of six.  According to website traffic analysts Nedstat, letsrecycle.com enjoys:
  -  180,550 page views per month and 3,000 visitors per day
  -  50,376 unique I.P. addresses per month
  -  4,852 registered users (members of the Club Recycle chat room/notice board), all
          of whom receive a weekly bulletin
  -  425,277 Club Recycle postings since the site was launched

letsrecycle.com is a subsidiary of Environment Media Group, an independent publisher and events organiser with a broad portfolio that also features a number of successful allied products, including the Recycling and Waste Forum, the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management and a series of conferences and seminars, which includes the annual Forward Look conference, run jointly with the Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group.  Environment Media Group activities also include a growing contract publishing business. 

More recently the Group has launched newenergyfocus.com, a daily news service for the UK energy sector, dedicated to the professionals working towards sustainable energy in this country.

Contacts:

CIWM
Pat Jennings
Tel: 01604 620426
Mob: 07912 228260
E-mail: pat.jennings@ciwm.co.uk

letsrecycle.com
Michael Medalyer
Medalyer Public Relations
Tel: 020 8500 6611