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Karl S Williams

Director Centre for Waste Management

School of Engineering

Waste and Resource Management, Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Thermal treatment, Polymer

Prof Karl S Williams is the Director for the Centre for Waste Management at the University of Central Lancashire. His background ranges from engineering to environmental management. He has seen his career evolve from heavy industry (iron and steel) into environmental solutions for waste resource recovery and treatment. Over recent years, he has become involved in technology associated with waste and resource recovery and treatment. As a Chartered Waste Manager, he has extensive knowledge of the technical, legislative and financial implications of converting waste into valuable resources. He has been a Charted Engineer for over 25 years and has been involved in developing bespoke solutions for a range of material streams. His research interests include: life cycle assessment of products andmore...

PhD Materials Science Master of Technology Manufacturing and Engineering Systems BEng(hons) Materials Science and Engineering

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  1. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 (2010) Recycling of liquid crystal displays: manual or automated process? In: 5th World Recycling Forum WRF 2010, 5-18th November 2010, Hong Kong.
  2. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 and Mcdonnell, TMJ (2010) Waste Management of Mercury Containing Backlights from Liquid Crystal Displays. In: The 25th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, March 14 - 17, 2010, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A..
  3. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 and Mcdonnell, Timothy John (2011) Mercury Rising. The Journal for Waste and Resource Management Professionals . pp. 38-40. ISSN 1751-5602
  4. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 (2011) Landfill: an acceptable route for waste? In: Waste Management Yearbook. Ten Alps, pp. 13-15.
  5. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488, Wood, Daniel Paul and Walmsley, Kevin Fredrick (2011) The role of stakeholder engagement in effective site waste management plans. In: IEMA Environmental Knowledge Exchange, 19th January 2011, Manchester.
  6. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 (2011) Life cycle assessment of bulk packaging used to transport fresh fish products: Case Study. In: Fish Processing: Sustainability and New Opportunities. Wiley, Oxford UK, pp. 266-285. ISBN 978-1-4051-9647-3
  7. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488, Lowe, Christopher Nathan orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-3893-7371 and Ngu, Ako (2010) Effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programmes in Design Change and Waste Minimisation: is the United Kingdom (UK) living up to expectations? In: Waste And Resource Management – Putting Strategy into Practice 2010, 28th- 29th September 2010, Stratford upon Avon.
  8. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 and Mcdonnell, Timothy John (2010) Liquid crystal displays: knowledge exchange and its role in the treatment of mercury-containing backlights in liquid crystal display equipment. The Environmentalist, 98 .
  9. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 and Mcdonnell, Timothy John (2012) Recycling Liquid crystal displays. In: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) handbook. Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials (30). Woodhead Publishing, Oxford, Cambridge, Philadelphia New Delhi, pp. 321-334. ISBN 978-0-85709-089-8
  10. Williams, Karl S orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3488 (2013) Plastic Packaging: Not a Throw-away Resource. In: Waste As A Resource. In Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, 37 . Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), London, pp. 83-109. ISBN 978-1-84973-668-8
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