RWM: Resource & Waste Management Expo 2026: agenda and talks

73 sessions across 5 theatres. Times and access details as published by the organiser — always check the official programme on the day.

All sessions Wednesday 16 September Thursday 17 September RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak

Wednesday 16 September 2026

10:00–10:30
Construction and Demolition Waste: Challenges, Innovation and Industry Progress
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
10:00–10:30
From Plan to Action with the Circular Economy Taskforce
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Libby Peake, Senior fellow and head of resource, Green Alliance · Wayne Hubbard, Circular Economy Consultant, UnfoldCC
10:00–10:30
Leading Industrial Waste: Practical Strategies to Manage Waste Streams
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
10:00–10:45
Navigating PPWR: The New Era of EU and UK Packaging Regulation
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Danny Stapleton Torres, Senior Policy Advisor, Valpak · Harry Russell, Research Lead - Senior International Account Manager, Valpak
10:00–10:30
The AI-Powered Fleet: Transforming Driver Safety and Incident Prevention
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Jim Hill, Samsara
10:40–11:10
Delivered by McLanahan
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
10:40–11:25
Leading the UK Waste Sector: Strategy, Change and Future Direction
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Anna Willetts, Partner & Environmental Criminal Lawyer, GunnerCooke · John Scanlon, EVP UK, SUEZ · Marc Angell, Chief Financial Officer, Biffa · Mark Burrows-Smith, CEO, Encyclis · Neil Grundon, Chairman, Grundon · Rory Brien, Head of Municipal Treatment, FCC
10:40–11:10
The Art of the Possible: Ending Waste and Challenges Faced in the Circular Economy
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Stuart Moroney, Associate Consultant, SLR
10:45–11:30
Digital Waste Tracking: What You Need to Know
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Jake Kingsley, Operational Readiness Lead, DEFRA · Steve Brown, Founder & CEO, Wastrio · Stuart Hayward-Higham, Chief Technical Development & Innovation Officer, SUEZ · Triinu La Caille, Head of Sustainability & Compliance, Mitie Waste & Environmental
11:00–11:30
What is Next with DRS?
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
11:20–11:50
How Fabric Design Can Support the Waste & Recycling Sector
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Andreas Dorner, General Manager, RE&UP · Dawn Dungate, Textile Reuse & Waste Specialist, Dungate Consulting · Ross Barry, Co-Founder, Reskinned
11:20–11:50
Low Carbon Steel: Decarbonising Materials for Low Carbon Projects and Improved Lifecycle Assessment
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Eoin Bailey, UK Innovation Manager, 7Steel
11:40–12:10
A Risk-Based Approach to Fire Protection
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Marcus Picton, Director, Blazequel
11:45–12:15
AI-Powered Automation for Agile Logistics in Waste & Recycling
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Matt Brookes, AMCS Group
11:45–12:15
Zero Waste to Landfill: Driving Sustainability and Savings
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Emily Hare, Waste & Resource Traceability Manager, Valpak
12:00–12:40
How to Convert the Pope to Introduce a Deposit Return Scheme
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Merijn Tinga, Plastic Soup Surfer
12:00–12:45
Refiguration of Construction & Demolition Waste Data: A Decade On
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Katherine Adams, Director, Reusefully · Shauna Panesar, WSP · Tina Benfield, Technical Manager, CIWM
12:20–13:00
Paper's Journey Towards a Sustainable Future- a Year On
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Ben Powell, Head of External Affairs, ACE UK · Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director- Sustainable Products, Confederation of Paper Industries · Maria Georgiadou, Cepi
12:30–13:00
EPR and Beyond: How Data Collected for Packaging EPR Reporting can be used to Drive a Broader Sustainability Agenda
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Annis Mapleston, Senior Environmental Compliance Consultant, Lorax EPI · Lydia Geddes, Head of Sales, Lorax EPI
12:30–13:15
The Big 5 in Collections
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Brian Ashby, Head of Municipal Collections and Streetscene, FCC · Jacob Hayler, Environmental Services Association · John Wrigley, UK Managing Director Muncipal Services, SUEZ · Steve Cole, Managing Director, Biffa · Stuart Allen, Director of Business Development Municipal and Treatment, Veolia
13:10–13:40
One Spark. One Fire. One Major Disruption.
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Jonathan Hamill, Managing Director, GreCon Ltd
13:30–14:00
A 10-Point Plan for Tackling Waste Crime
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Steve Molyneux, Director Energy & Resources, Environment Agency
13:30–14:00
Circularity in Practice: An initiative inspired by His Majesty The King
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Adam Read, Chemicals Policy Advisor at Department for Business and Trade, SUEZ · Greg Lavery, CEO, Rype Office · Janine Cole, Sustainability and Social Impact Director, GPE · Rachel Hoolahan, Associate Director and Sustainability Lead, Orms · Simon Richards, Sustainability Director, Sir Robert Alpine
13:45–14:15
Waste Tagging: Barcoding Products for End of Life
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Will Addy, Polytag
14:00–14:45
Food Waste at Kerbside: Improving Capture and Collection
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Alison Wainwright, Sustainable Environment Officer - Collections and Resources, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council · Chantel Humphreys, Waste Strategy Manager, Flintshire County Council · Sue Horrobin, WRAP · Surabhin Chackiath, Technical Director, WSP
14:10–14:40
Enabling Circularity Through Collaborative Research
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Caroline Strudwick, Senior Sustainability Manager, Bupa · Craig Spencer-Smith, FIMM - Chief Technlogy Officer, Ecobelt · Michael Shaver, Professor of Polymer Science and Director of the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub, University of Manchester
14:10–14:55
Reviving Rubble: Giving Concrete a Second Life
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Andrea Charlson, Head of Sustainability, MPA UK Concrete & The Concrete Centre · Chris Berryman, Technical Director, SLR Consulting Ltd · Nicole Walker, Director, Swift Environmental Compliance Limited · Steve Birch, Circularity Director, Tarmac
14:25–14:55
How Predictive Technology is Redefining Fire Protection in Waste Management
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Angelica Ayala, Area Sales Manager, Firefly
14:30–15:15
pEPR: Preparing for the New Producer Responsibility Regime
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Patrick Brighty, Head of Recycling Policy, ESA · Paul Vanston, CEO, INCPEN
14:50–15:20
The Applied Circular Economy: How to Make it Work for Your Business
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
Andy Whyle, Sustainability Consultant and Circular Economy Specialist, Sustainability West Midlands
15:00–15:30
From Detection to Intelligence: How AI and Analytics is Creating Smarter, Safer Worksites
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
15:05–15:35
Fires in Waste: Not If. When. Are You Ready?
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Warwick Hooper, Director of Fire Safety, Smartrium UK LTD
15:05–15:35
Pushing the Need for Sustained and Improved Overall Understanding and Sorting of Waste Through AI Integration
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Remi Le Grand, Sales Director for Europe, Max-AI
15:30–16:15
PACK UK Technical Committees: Shaping Standards and Implementation
RWM Packaging & EPR sponsored by Valpak
Included
Eleanor Williams, Head of Strategy, PackUK
15:30–16:15
Shifting Consumer Behaviour for Competitive Advantage and Environmental Benefit
RWM Circular Economy & Sustainability Theatre sponsored by SLR Consulting
Included
David Hall, Executive Director, Behaviour Change · Elfrida Hamilton-Russell, UKGBC · Richard Garfield, Technical Discipline Manager, Sustainable Waste Management, SLR Consulting
15:45–16:15
Interventions to Prevent Battery-Related Fires Across the Waste Sector
RWM Collections & Transport Theatre sponsored by Samsara
Included
Nicola Percival, Heredfordshire County Council · Patrick Brighty, Head of Recycling Policy, ESA · Sam Pople, SLR
15:45–16:15
Processing Filter Cake and Fine Aggregate Materials
RWM Construction & Demolition Theatre
Included
Andy Hill, CEO, WATA · Vicki Hughes, Senior Vice President, CIWM
15:45–16:15
What's Actually in the Bin? Using Advanced Sortation to Unlock the Residual Waste Blind Spot
RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Theatre
Included
Nial Bolster, Regional Sales Manager, AMP