With Defra confirming that it will stick to the previous deadline of October 2027, as well as providing a clear strategy for DRS, delegates will assess the roadmap for operationalisation of the scheme and priorities for action.
The keynote sessions include:
- Harshal Gore, head, strategy and external relations, EPR, Defra
- Dr Colin Church, chief executive of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Ciaran Foley, chief executive of Re-turn
- Jordan Girling, head of extended producer responsibility, WRAP
- Prof Peter Hopkinson, professor of circular economy at University of Exeter
- Dr Geoff Mackey, country manager UK at Plastics Europe
Sessions will also assess options for increasing rates of recycling in businesses and homes, including strategies for incentives, enforcement and sanctions, looking at how performance can be most effectively benchmarked, measured and assessed.
The conference will be an opportunity to assess progress so far and next steps for Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, with 175 nations agreeing to a legally-binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024, looking at the impact of this for plastic waste in England.
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