Tackling Consumption, Can We Break the Linear Model?

The session looks at where we are successfully transitioning from traditional leaner models of production, consumption, and waste to a more circular model of green design, reuse, refill, repair, and leasing, where consumers can make good choices and the systems are accessible, affordable, and performing.Read More

Innovating Our Way Out of the Global Waste Crisis | with Adam Read

With as much as 80% of the population in developing countries without regular and effective waste collection, what hope is there for a truly global sustainable waste management solution?Read More

How Environmental is Social Value? | with Adam Read

This webinar looks at the role of the sector in embedding activities as part of and above the day to day which create community benefits, training opportunities, local economic improvements while moving towards a more circular and carbon-efficient economy.Read More

What’s the Best Metric to Drive Down Consumption and Drive Circularity?

How effective have carbon tools and targets been in changing service design and performance? Read More

COP26 – What is the Role of the Waste and Resources Sector in Delivering Net-Zero? | with Adam Read

This webinar explores a range of issues in the run-up to COP26, focusing on how the critical role of the resources & waste sector has been overlooked in the planning for the global carbon event.Read More

Policy Reforms in the UK | with Adam Read

What do the UK policy reforms mean for consumers, customers and those working in waste & resource management?Read More

Skills in the Circular Economy | with Adam Read

This panel considers what skills are needed in the resources and waste sector to meet the challenges of the circular economy and decarbonisation.Read More

Consumers and their Ability to Deliver Decarbonisation | with Adam Read

Have we established new norms owing to the lessons learned from COVID-19? Will refill, loop, and other packaging formats take hold in our supermarkets?Read More

Behaviour Change and Recycling Contamination | with Adam Read

This webinar discussed common contaminants in recycling collections (suburbia, high-rise and rural), and reflect on campaigns and programmes that have attempted to limit contamination.Read More

Behaviour Change and Recycling Contamination – Insights and Reflections

Adam Read reflects on the webinar on behavioural change and recycling contamination which he moderated. Read More

Adam Read Interviews David Palmer-Jones

Adam Read talks to David about his life in the waste sector, and the evolution of waste management in UK, and his new role across Europe.Read More

Design for Reuse/ Repair | with Adam Read

In this webinar, our panel of experts discuss some of the new examples of repair and reuse that are gaining traction both in the US and across Europe.Read More

Facing up to Climate Crisis: What are We Doing About It? | with Adam Read

Moving from the UN Sustainable Development Goals to local ‘climate crisis’ talks, it’s time to stand up and make a change.Read More

Chemical Recycling 101 | with Adam Read

The focus on chemical recycling has intensified in the recent past. But, what is chemical recycling and how does the process differ from recovery and mechanical recycling?Read More

The Changing Global Commodity Markets

We discuss changes over the last 2 years, following the closure of Chinese markets for plastics, and increasing concerns about paper and plastics in other South East Asian markets. Read More

Marine Plastic Pollution – Sources, Forces and Courses of Action

This expert panel reflects on the arrival of plastics in the marine environment, consider how we got here and most importantly what we can do.Read More

Reflections on Sustainable Resource Management in Developing Economies

Novel approaches to ensure waste management in poorer countries is sustainable.Read More

2015 Global Waste Survey

Please take the 2015 Global Waste Survey to tell us what you want to know or discuss about waste in 2015.Read More

Communicating About Waste To Create An Engaged Global Community

Inaccessible Expertise

In 2013, I was at World Bank’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to attend a forum on waste management. That day, in a single room, I was surrounded by so many world class experts that I felt I was … Read More

Food waste disposers can mitigate climate change and reduce costs

For climate change mitigation, food waste disposers are better than composting, waste-to-energy and landfilling. Their wider adoption calls for integrated decision making encompassing solid waste management and wastewater.Read More

Food waste disposal units – is the jury still out?

Watch Prof. Adam Read, Dr. Tim Evans and Michael Keleman discuss the relevance and sustainability of food waste disposal units.Read More