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

Presentations

Keynote Speech: Minister for Nature and Circular Economy
Mary Creagh CBE MP, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Simpler Recycling Update - the view from the Environment Agency
Kevin Lane, Senior Technical Officer , Environment Agency

Simpler Recycling : What is the evidence telling us?
Mike Gardner, Local Authority Team , WRAP

Wales World leading success on high quality recycling and the circular economy
Dr Andy Rees OBE, Head of Waste Strategy , Welsh Government

FPF FlexCollect : A UK first: Insights and learnings for the future of flexible plastic recycling
Gareth Morton, Discovery Manager , Ecosurety

Waste and Recycling State of the Market and Industrial Action Research Findings
Bonni Jee, Principal Advisor , APSE

Afternoon keynote: Turning off the tap - how local authorities are integral to a circular economy
Tim Walker, Former President of CIWM/Chief Executive, Arc21 /CIWM

Writing a Waste Plan in Uncertain Times: a more flexible approach
Paul Morgan, Head of Commercial Services , Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Waste Infrastructure: a collaborative approach to delivering success
Richard Dobbs, Managing Director, Sherbourne Recycling

Bin There, Changed That: The Impact of Local Government Reform on Waste Management in Westmorland & Furness
Anna Smith, Assistant Director , Westmorland and Furness Council

Lincolnshire Leading the way: Simpler recycling, food waste, batteries and decarbonisation
Rhys Page, Operations Manager, and Dave Steels, Assistant Director , South Kesteven / North District Council

Lessons from London: How cities can learn from our campaigns to improve recycling in flats
Freya Rose, Local Authority Advisor , ReLondon