Baudouin Ska

Consultant

FERVER

Brussels, Belgium

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Biologist with a long experience in waste management, circular economy and coordination of professional associations

My organisation

FERVER

FERVER

Association/Agency/Cluster

Bruxelles, Belgium

FERVER is an International Non Profit Organization, created on December 3th 2004 under Belgian law by more than twenty private companies from different European Countries Fédération Européenne des Recycleurs de Verre FERVER members are active in the recycling of waste glass (packaging as flat glass) into high quality cullet – a key and valuable raw material used by the glass manufacturing industry to produce new products. FERVER members are predominantly responsible for the collection and recycle of approximately 70% of the total packaging glass waste in Europe. FERVER’s EU transparency register number is 912022335504-28 FERVER aims to bring together glass recycling industries at the European level. FERVER represents the profession, particularly towards the European Institutions. Registered offices are in Brussels, the capital of Europe. FERVER is a member of Close the Glass Loop, a platform that supports exchange of best practice between all the operators and professionals who are active in glass collection and recycling.
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About me

Baudouin Ska (1955)

 Studies

Biologist Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium)

Masters in Environment, Chemistry and Toxicology (FUL Arlon, Université de Lorraine, Metz (France) and Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)

 Professional experience

 40 years in management of recycling and hazardous waste, Emergency response and intervention

Functions carried out

 Deputy Director, ProRecyclage SA, Ciney (1984 – 1987)

Chemist responsible of toxic waste, Lamesch SA, Ciney (1984 – 1987)

Manager SGS Ewacs SA Antwerp / Melsele (1987 – 2005)

Deputy Director Belgian Federarion of Waste Management and Soil Remediation (FEBEM/FEGE, Go4Circle, Denuo), Brussels (2005 – 2020)

Secretary General of FERVER (European Federation of Glass Recyclers), Brussels (2011 – 2021)

President of Euroshore (European Federation of Port Reception Facilities), Brussels (2014 – 2016)

Member of the General Council of FEAD (European Federation of Waste management and Environmental Services), Brussels (2010 – 2018)

Chairperson of the Informal Working Group on transport of Hazardous Waste, UNECE, Geneva/Bern (2019 – 2024)

Transitional Advisor, FEAD Brussels (2023)

Vice-President of FERVER (European Federation of Glass Recyclers), Brussels

 Present function

 Consultant  of FERVER (European Federation of Glass Recyclers), Brussels

 Coordinates

 FERVER

Buro & Design Center, Esplanade, 1 b-87, B-1020 Brussels

Mob.: +32.473.23.65.00

bska@ferver.eu

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Skills

  • recycling of laminated glass
  • Measurement of glass transmittance and opacity

Interests

  • Glass recycling
  • Improvement of selective collection of glass
  • improvement of glass recycling
  • Deposit return systems
  • Extended Producer's Responsibility