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

Please send your completed forms to George Barton, at [email protected]

Entries will be assessed on a submission basis by an independent judging panel. 

Download an application form here. 

Shortlisted submissions will be expected to make a short presentation to a judging panel during the seminar, which will contribute to their overall score. 

The award winners will be announced at the end of the seminar, making this a great value one-day event with a packed agenda and key networking opportunity.

By keeping our event in one day, we have minimised the need for overnight accommodation, reducing costs for your authority.