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ESA Working Group | Health & Safety
2024-10-15 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
ESA exclusive Members only H&S Working Group

ESA Working Group | Climate Change
2024-10-15 14:00 - 16:00
ESA exclusive Members only Climate Change Working Group

RTPI South East Webinar | Waste Planning
2024-10-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Planning for waste management is an essential but often overlooked area of planning. Indeed, waste planning has its own stand-alone national policy document – ‘National Planning Policy for Waste’ and is identified in the NPPF as strategic matter. At the same time waste planning has a role beyond planning for waste facilities.
Expert speakers will consider current issues in waste planning affecting local plan-making and applications including changes to National Planning policy.

Bywaters Event | Recycle Week Special: Key Waste Streams Masterclass
2024-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join Bywaters for a special Recycle Week webinar focused on helping facilities effectively handle various waste streams. Their expert panel will discuss staple waste streams including

Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR),
General Waste,
Food Waste,
Batteries,
Hazardous Waste,

providing valuable insights into their management, tips, and relevant legislation.

Net Zero Festival (a Business Green Event)
2024-10-22 - 2024-10-23 | Business Design Centre, London
Now in its fifth year, this October’s Net Zero Festival will provide an invaluable opportunity to celebrate and showcase the best of the UK’s vibrant net zero economy in what is set to be a pivotal year for the country’s decarbonisation efforts.

ESA Working Group | Dry Recyclables
2024-10-23 10:30 - 12:30
ESA exclusive Members only Dry Recyclables Working Group

10th CMS Public Procurement Forum
2024-10-24 12:30 - 17:30 | CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP Cannon Place 78 Cannon Street London EC4N 6AF
Join CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP for their 10th Annual Conference on public procurement. With the new UK regime coming into force on 24 February 2025, this event will explore its potential impact on public sector procurement, whilst drawing lessons from procurement practices across Europe and beyond.

edie Webinar | Creating credible and impactful climate transition plans
2024-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
This webinar brings together a selection of sustainability leaders and climate experts to discuss the new insights from Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional’s inaugural Reporting vs Reality study – discovering how corporates and investors are actively shaping their credible transition plan (CTP) to work towards net zero goals.

SLR Event | A holistic approach to climate and nature-related reporting
2024-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
This webinar will explain why and how companies can tackle both climate and nature-related reporting in an integrated way.

Environment Analyst Event | Zero Waste or Circular Economy: Which Will Lead Us to a Greener Future?
2024-10-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
In this UK Sustainability Delivery Group Expert Talk, speakers from Ramboll will explore the fundamentals of Zero Waste and Circular Economy, highlighting their key differences and international adoption.

ESA Working Group | Social Value
2024-10-28 13:00 - 14:30
ESA exclusive Members only Social Value Working Group

be waste wise Event | Pricing Transparency in the Recycled Plastics Supply Chain
2024-10-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
This webinar will discuss the need for transparency in the pricing of recycled plastics and aims to help participants understand the benefits, challenges, and steps that can be taken to improve pricing transparency.

edie Webinar | Demystifying the business case for carbon credits
2024-10-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
This webinar will provide a timely update to the latest developments emerging from the voluntary carbon markets and unpacks how carbon credits can be utilised as a valuable tool to unlock climate finance and bolster corporate decarbonisation targets.

Environment Analyst Event | Nature: the missing piece of the Net Zero puzzle
2024-10-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join this UK Sustainability Delivery Group Expert Talk to hear all about this approach to Net Zero, case studies of this approach in practice and how you can apply this to your projects. Do read the thought piece here.

Chatham House Event | The next steps for global climate action after the Paris Agreement
2024-10-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Todd Stern and other experts discuss why the landmark agreement still matters and how the governments ramp up the fight against climate change.

This event is to be hosted Online and at Chatham House

ESA Working Group | SESA (Scottish ESA)
2024-10-31 10:00 - 14:00
ESA exclusive Members only SESA Working Group

ESA Strategy Group | Health & Safety
2024-11-01 09:00 - 10:30
ESA exclusive Board Members only H&S Strategy Group
The Strategy Group develops the high level policy work and H&S work plan for the association

ESA Working Group | Biodiversity
2024-11-04 13:30 - 15:00
ESA exclusive Members only Biodiversity Working Group

ESA Webinar | Waste Planning: The Nuts and Bolts
2024-11-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
ESA is delighted to have teamed up with letsrecycle.com to bring to you our waste planning webinar. Join us for this free event and hear from a number of different perspectives of the waste planning process.

MRF & Markets Conference
2024-11-07 | NEC Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
Expert speakers will shed light on the future of MRF site design, with a focus on the advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and sorting technologies to enhance quality and efficiency. Explore trends in recycling markets and their influence on MRF operations, in addition to detailed case studies on best practice, challenges and solutions, and the direction of the sector as a whole.

ESA Strategy Group | Communications
2024-11-12 11:00 - 12:30
ESA exclusive Board Members’ only Communications Strategy Group.
This group is only open to ESA Board Member companies, as the aim of the group is to help develop the key strategic communications policies for the Association.
Minutes are available in the Members Area

Fire Prevention and Control Conference 2024
2024-11-13 09:00 - 16:30 | Birmingham
High profile fire incidents have affected waste sites both large and small, damaging businesses dealing with a wide range of recyclable materials up and down the UK and causing distress for nearby residents. The full day programme will see input from the regulators, the WISH Forum and insurance as well as practical fire prevention case studies from operators.

Resourcing Scotland 2024
2024-11-14 | Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
This is a new event for the waste and recycling industry, organised jointly by ESA/SESA, CIWM (Scotland), RMAS, REA and the Local Authority Waste Managers and Officers Network.
Taking place on Thursday 14th November at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, the overarching theme for the conference is Operationalising Policy, focusing on the key topical issues for the industry with participation by sector experts.

Letrecycle.com Event | The EPR Conference
2024-11-14 | IET: Savoy Place, London
This event is specifically designed to provide you with the latest insights, expert guidance, and practical strategies to navigate the new EPR regulations that will impact producers across the UK.
Key themes:

Overview and Understanding of EPR Policy and System: Understanding the regulatory framework, the roles of various stakeholders, and the anticipated changes to legislation.
Compliance, Costs, and Enforcement: The complexities surrounding compliance with the EPR system, potential costs, and data management challenges.
Diverse Perspectives on EPR Implementation: Insights from waste management, compliance experts, producers, and local authorities.
Material-Specific Focus and Challenges: Examining specific material streams and the unique challenges and opportunities they present within the EPR framework.
Case Studies and International Comparisons: Lessons learnt and the approaches being taken by producers in preparation for EPR.

Health & Safety Conference 2024
2024-11-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Birmingham
The 2024 Health & Safety Conference, run by letsrecycle.com, will offer delegates an opportunity to hear about the latest work taking place to improve the health and safety culture within the waste and recycling sector.

ESA Working Group | Waste Oils
2024-11-14 10:30 - 12:30
ESA exclusive Members only Waste Oils Working Group

SLR Event | UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)
2024-11-14 11:30 - 12:30 | Online
This webinar will provide an overview of the UK Emission Trading Scheme (UK ETS) including:

How a site meets the qualifying criteria.
What the obligations are if you do qualify.
How to meet compliance.
The potential financial impacts of participation.
What the UK Government has said in relation to the future of the scheme.

BPF Event | Plastics and AI
2024-11-14 13:15 - 16:30 | Online
The BPF’s popular Plastics and AI event returns this year, bringing you the latest developments within artificial intelligence for plastics manufacturers and the wider plastics industry.
Join the BPF at this online half day seminar to discover how AI is changing the plastics industry now and the impact it will have in the future.

WEET Forum Event | Waste in England: next steps for DRS and EPR
2024-11-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
This conference will discuss the transition to a circular economy for plastic waste in England, with a focus on next steps for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

Collection Conference 2024
2024-11-21 | Coventry
Aimed at anybody involved in municipal waste collection, this conference addresses the big issues facing the sector; including consistency challenges post-consultation release. Significant developments in policy and the trends dictating the future will feature prominently on the agenda.
