Become a Member

LARAC Membership is exclusively for local authorities.

What are the benefits of LARAC membership?

  • Substantial discount and early bird rate to the annual LARAC UK Conference in October 
  • Opportunity for newer members of staff to apply for a free, all expenses paid scholarship place to the LARAC annual UK Conference
  • Twice-monthly LARAC OnLine e-newsletter
  • Monthly policy update, giving you the latest essential legislation updates
  • Access to a members' only discussion forum, where you can exchange ideas with other local authorities
  • Access to the LARAC Members' Hub, which provides member briefings, communications, meeting reports, tools, past publications and more.
  • Free job vacancy advertising on the website, social media and LARAC OnLine e-newsletter
  • A regional representative for your area who will support your local authority, and any neighbouring LARAC member authorities
  • A team of comms and policy officers, dedicated to the crucial job, of ensuring your views are represented in government, business, the waste industry, and media
  • Policy responses to government consultations - and support to members with consultations 
  • Free LARAC Conferences and events throughout England, Northern Ireland*, Scotland and Wales
  • Free LARAC webinars covering a multitude of hot topics in the waste and recycling sector

* Northern Ireland members are currently offered 2 free places at the CIWMNI Waste Conference.

Current yearly membership fee for your whole department is £445  (joining anytime from 1 April to 31 Oct, then a 50% discount if joining after 1 Nov through to 31 March the following year).

Contact Mariana or Lucy in the LARAC office (email: admin@larac.org.uk, tel: 01982 382 650) and we’ll get you set up.

Processing information: we will request some personal information directly from you on joining as a LARAC member, the information will be processed as part of the normal operations of a membership organisation.

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