APSE Waste and Recycling Seminar 2025
Thursday 23 October 2025
Nottingham Belfry Hotel, Mellors Way, Off Woodhouse Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 6PY.
View the programme here
Confirmed speakers include:
- Mary Creagh CBE MP, Minister of State for Nature and Circular Economy, Defra
- Dr Andy Rees OBE, Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Government
- Kevin Lane, Principal Technical Officer, Environment Agency
- Mike Gardner, Local Authority Technical Consultant, WRAP
- Paul Morgan, Head of Commercial Services, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Gareth Morton, Discovery Manager, EcoSurety and FlexCollect
- Tim Walker, Former President of CIWM and Chief Executive of Arc21 Northern Ireland
- Anthony Hornsby, Partnerships and Communications Manager, Sherbourne Recycling
- Anna Smith, Assistant Director Waste and Environmental Services, Westmorland & Furness Council
Also introducing... APSE Innovation Awards for Waste, Recycling, and Circular Economy!
To celebrate local authorities that are going the extra mile, we are inviting submissions from authorities that have shown real innovation in the following categories:
- Circular Economy Innovation
- Making 'hard to recycle' easier
- Innovation in behaviour change
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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