Across both days of the show, the Keynote Theatre will present inspirational, expert-led sessions from some of the industry’s leading organisations and most reputable professionals.
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Wednesday
10.15 - 11.00
Leaders of the Waste World
LIVE Panel Debate
An overview of the year in the waste & recycling sector tackled in an intense discussion by the two most influential figures of the industry. Panel Experts: Ian Wakelin David Palmer-Jones
11.15 - 11.45
Oliver Rosevear
Join the UK’s biggest coffee cup recycling revolution
In April, Costa announced it will become the first UK coffee chain to commit to recycling the same volume of cups it puts onto the market. We are passionate about recycling coffee cups and have developed a scheme whereby waste management companies are financially incentivised to collect them. Cups are a high-value material that can be recycled up to seven times – with your help we will reach our 500m target.
12.00 - 13.00
Developing and Delivering International Waste Management Infrastructure
LIVE Panel Debate
Representatives from the Department for International Trade will explain the support that is available for companies who sell their expertise and equipment to other countries around the world. Examples will be given from companies working in markets around the world and representatives of DIT working from British Embassies abroad will present on the help they provide.
13.15 - 13.45
Deposit & Refund: Does it work?
LIVE Panel Debate
A broad and balanced panel discussion looking into the potential benefits and issues of deposit and refund schemes.
14.00 - 14.30
Sir John Armitt
Keynote on National Infrastructure Assessment regarding Resources and waste management
Sir John will highlight the findings of the recently published Assessment, setting out the case for lower cost, lower carbon options for food waste and plastics, arguing for separate food waste collection and a national standard of recycling for households and businesses.
14.45 - 15.15
Nick Cliffe
Innovation support the Resources and Waste Management sector
The seminar will introduce UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network and provide an overview of the support for business-led research and development projects available to UK companies working in the recycling and waste management sector.
15.30 - 16.00
Nick Cliffe
Plastics innovation: towards zero waste
The seminar will present the UK Research and Innovation work on programmes related to solving the challenge of plastic pollution by creating a more circular economy for polymers, it will also introduce the Plastic Research and Innovation Fund, a £20M program of funding to support plastics innovation.
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Thursday
11.00 - 11.30
Mary Creagh
Keynote on future UK Environmental policy / strategy
Keynote on future UK Environmental policy and strategy picking up on recent inquiries / reports from the Environment Audit Committee and government responses
11.45 - 13.00
Extended Producer Responsibility and Packaging
LIVE Panel Debate
There are questions regarding the effectiveness of established producer responsibility schemes, some of which are being reshaped. At the same time the EU and Governments are looking at extended producer responsibility. Will they deliver their objectives of minimising environmental impacts, which waste materials will be included and how will these schemes be constructed?
14.00 - 14.30
Leonie Cooper
Waste – or Resources?
An outline will be given of the 2017 investigation carried out by the London Assembly’s Environment Committee, into the circulate economy, waste and recycling, plus the key conclusions drawn as a result of the submissions received and meetings held with experts on the full range of the waste hierarchy. Reference will be made to the areas that need to be tackled to reduce waste and improve recycling, including waste reduction, segregation of dry recyclates and food waste, collections from flats, as well as the need for the UK to deal with its own waste.
14.45 - 16.00
Industry Perspective on Infrastructure Assessment
LIVE Panel Debate
A panel session hosted by leading figures of the waste industry looking into changes in industry infrastructure and developments to expect in the future with the new government policies and targets firmly in thought.
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