The tiered membership* offered when joining the scheme gives total peace of mind. Also, as part of the Veolia Environnement group and Veolia Environmental Services in the UK, you get access to unrivalled expertise, advice and guidance in all areas of waste management. There is also the opportunity to utilise the full recycling and recovery capacity of Veolia Environmental Services.

	Silver Membership gives you:
	Exclusive Internet access - the Veolia Environmental Services website features an exclusive, password-protected members' club. This contains up-to-the-minute news and information, legislative updates, research studies, downloads and much, much more. The global view - Silver members receive complimentary copies of ‘Galileo’, the twice yearly, full colour global review of waste issues and the waste industry. Comprehensive, authoritative and informed, this is required reading for anyone with an interest in the environment in general, and waste management in particular. The industry view - Silver members also receive our monthly electronic newsletter, ‘Insight’, emailed direct. ‘Insight’ is information-rich, legislatively aware and has its finger on the pulse of current best practice and who’s doing and saying what - in Europe, in Government and within industry. A dedicated helpline - expert advice in the highly specialised field of packaging waste management is freely available to Silver members via a dedicated telephone line. Have problems or issues? Need advice and information? All you have to do is call 0800 1692 444. Packaging expertise - if you need technical advice, analysis or training we run a comprehensive technical help service, offering telephone, face-to-face and on-site assistance. Our technical experts are backed by Veolia Environmental Services’ world-leading waste management resources. CBI input - Veolia Environmental Services promotes an active two-way dialogue via its membership of the CBI, bringing members of the scheme news, advice, current thinking, legislative forewarnings - and feeding back your views and opinions, enabling you to make your voice heard in the business of UK and European waste management.

	Gold Membership gives you all the benefits of Silver Membership, plus:
	Regular review meetings - to deal with the increasing pace of legislative and technical change, Gold Members can benefit from regular review meetings, with an agreed agenda and a fully briefed specialist from the Veolia Environmental Services’ Compliance Scheme. These meetings help businesses take a more proactive approach and plan for the longer term. Executive seminars – Veolia Environmental Services run a regular programme of seminars, designed to meet the requirements of compliance scheme executives. These feature authoritative guest speakers and experts from within the Veolia Environnement group to provide an important information exchange. We will bring you the latest industrial, legal and research information, and our members provide us with the feedback which helps us continue to improve standards. On-site packaging surveys - detailed surveys arranged for Gold members ensure that businesses are dealing with the recovery and recycling of packaging waste to maximum effect. These surveys can have a significant ongoing value as businesses, operations, regulations and technology develop. Access to consultancy - Gold members have direct access to the full range of consultancy services provided by Veolia Environmental Services, which are available to consider all or any aspect of your business’s packaging operations. This can often prove vital in effective problem solving and future planning. Pre-audit inspection - to make doubly sure that everything is as it should be, Gold members may request a packaging waste inspection immediately prior to audits. Full packaging audits - on request, Gold members may also benefit from a full one day packaging audit. These provide a thorough and professional 3-dimensional view of operations and are followed up with a report and recommendations, paving the way forward and guaranteeing that you remain one step ahead.

* The tiered membership (Silver Membership and Gold Membership)
is not available in Northern Ireland