Waste Service Standards Alpha Showcase

18 Nov 2015

#LocalDigital Waste Service Standards Alpha Showcase

We are pleased to report that over 50 delegates from all over the country joined our Alpha Showcase & Workshop on Oct 23rd. We discussed our progress so far, including business case estimates and technical specs. Check out videos of the day's presentations, including slides, below.

Making the business case: Sarah Prag

What are the costs and potential savings, and how did we work these out?

Integration in action: Liam Hawkes

Luton Borough Council's challenges in responding to missed bin collections.

Technical update: Paul MacKay

Our plans for the beta version of the taxonomies, data model and API.

Waste Data in Surrey: Tom Beagan
Lessons from the Surrey Waste Partnership project.

Closing Panel Discussion

Our panelists discuss reasons for optimism & caution as we move into the next phase.

Check out our Storify

All the social media and digital outputs from the event collated on one page.

As well as hearing what we had to say, event attendees shared their feedback on our work so far, which is essential for us as we now move into the beta phase. Watch this space!

More Information

We will continue to update the Local Waste Service Standards Project website as it progresses.
Paul, our Technical Lead, shares his work in an Alpha Update blog.
Visit our Github page for more on the technical info.
Confused about data standards? Watch our explainer video to get up to speed.
Want to get your teeth into the numbers? Read our Alpha Business Case.

Interested in taking part in the beta testing? Got some feedback you'd like to share? Then we want to hear from you! Please email Henry Mathes, the project's delivery manager.

Best Wishes,

The DCLG Local Digital Team