Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Apr 2015 - Mar 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA)
EU Transparency Register
428307618413-74 First registered on 04 Aug 2015
Goals / Remit
GMWDA work with our nine District Council, and our Contract partner Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Ltd to deliver our Waste Management Strategy via the Contract with an aim to deliver 50% recycling in 2016/17 increasing to 60% by 2025, and diverting 85% of waste from landfill by 2017/18 the further increasing diversion beyong 90%
Main EU files targeted
All legislation related to subject code (3.70.12,Waste Management, domestic waste, packaging, light industrial). Currently we have a specific interest in procedure 2014 (2208(INI) Resource Efficiency: moving towards a circular economy.
Address
Head Office
Metropolitan Place
Hobson Street
Greater Manchester OL1 1TT
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Davies Peter (Research and Risk Officer)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr John Bland (Treasurer and Deputy Clerk)
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Categories
Category
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.
Subcategory
Other sub-national public authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
Eurocite www.eurocities.eu
Local Government Association www.local.gov.uk
Recoup www.recoup.org.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2015 - Mar 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
EU grant income for closed financial year
402,000 € (Source: LIFE+)
Other financial info
conversion rate 1.41 euros:pound
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
Lobbying activity udertaken via consultation responses, meeting with regional MEPs, and those MEPs directly invovled with the circular economy proposals, as well as representative of the EU Commission. Work has also been undertaken via groups respresenting regions/cities e.g. Eurocities.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared