Our conference is designed to bring the urgent topics facing our industry into focus. It is also a place where industry leaders, innovators, buyers, regulators and government meet to have the important conversations that will result in the next wave of development for our industry.
Event schedule at a glance
Tue 15th March
09:30 |
Registration |
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10:00 |
Chairman’s introductory remarks |
10:10 |
Opening address: The EU’s ‘Green Deal’ plan and the implications for waste management |
10:50 |
Q&A |
11:00 |
Debate: Is a target of ‘net zero’ by 2050 the right strategy? |
12:00 |
Refreshments |
12:30 |
Panel discussion: National strategy and policy in Europe |
13:30 |
Lunch |
14:30 |
Panel discussion: Strategy and policy perspectives outside of Europe |
15:30 |
Refreshments |
16:00 |
Panel discussion: Challenges to policy implementation |
17:00 |
Chairman’s closing remarks and close of Day One |
Wed 16th March
09.30 |
Registration |
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10:00 |
Chairman’s introductory remarks |
10:10 |
Opening address: Creating a vision for a waste management sector that rises to today’s challenges and is ready for the future |
10:50 |
Q&A |
11:00 |
Panel discussion: Key challenges and opportunities for the waste management sector in Europe |
12:00 |
Refreshments |
12:30 |
Debate: Incineration v. recycling – finding the viable alternative to landfill |
13:30 |
Lunch |
Streamed SessionsA series of three thirty-minute presentations on a variety of subjects important to the future of waste management. Whether you pick a stream and stick with it, or ‘mix and match’ the sessions according to your interests, there’s certain to plenty of food for thought. Stream A: Project Management & Finance |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream B: Recycling and Reclamation Technology |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream C: Incineration Technology |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream D: Landfill Management |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream E: Regulation and Legal Issues |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream F: Skills and the Waste Management Sector |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
16:30 |
Close of Day Two |
Thu 17th March
09:30 |
Registration |
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10:00 |
Chairman’s introductory remarks |
10:10 |
Opening address: The principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR) |
10:50 |
Q&A |
11:00 |
Debate: Is ‘producer pays’ the right way forward? |
12:00 |
Refreshments |
12:30 |
Panel discussion: How industry is already making a difference by reducing waste |
13:30 |
Lunch |
Streamed SessionsA series of three thirty-minute presentations on a variety of topics important to the future of waste management. Whether you pick a stream and stick with it, or ‘mix and match’ the sessions according to your interests, there’s certain to plenty of food for thought. Stream A: Sustainability and the Circular Economy |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream B: Plastic Waste |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream C: Paper and Cardboard Waste |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream D: Chemical Waste |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream E: Bio Waste |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
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Stream F: Agricultural Waste |
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14:30 |
Streamed Session One |
15:10 |
Streamed Session Two |
15:50 |
Streamed Session Three |
16:30 |
Close of conference |
Call for papers
Would you like to put yourself and your organization at the heart of the European waste management industry? Do you have inspiring experiences to share, research to reveal or developments that will power the future of waste management?