Join us for a panel discussion examining the government’s proposals from its resources and waste strategy. Defra has promised to bring in a deposit reform scheme for beverage containers and to reform packaging regulations so that producers bear the full cost of dealing with material they put on the market. These major overhauls promise to change how producers, retailers, householders and local authority and waste managers deal with waste materials.

As the government consults on its preferred models for a DRS and wider packaging reforms, it is important that designs are chosen to ensure the best environmental outcomes and avoid perverse or unintended consequences.

Expert panellists:

Libby Peake, senior policy adviser, Green Alliance
Stuart Hayward-Higham, technical development director, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
Paul Vanston, chief executive, INCPEN (the industry council for packaging and the environment)
Sam Chetan-Welsh, political adviser, Greenpeace UK

Chaired by Julie Hill, chair of WRAP

This event will also see the launch of a new Green Alliance report that considers how to achieve a near 100 per cent recycling rate for aluminium packaging. This case study will examine what can be achieved through ambitious policy.

The debate will take place from 4-5.30pm, followed by drinks.

Designing a recycling system that works