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From 30 May to 17 July 2024, while Parliament is dissolved, APPGs must not be active. However, @Policy_Connect will continue its work on sustainable resources.

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Thank you very much to @alexsobel MP for chairing this afternoon’s roundtable on innovative technologies for #Recycling. It was great to hear presentations from Tim Duret @VeoliaUK, @EmmaBealWLWA, @HallettGroup @ImperialTZP and Graham Gould @ThermalRecycle
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Coming up: Innovative Technologies for #Recycling Our session in partnership with @ImperialTZP 🗓️Tuesday 29 March 🕑2PM Chair: @alexsobel MP Speakers: Graham Gould, @EmmaBealWLWA, Tim Duret & @HallettGroup. Read more and sign up here: policyconnect.org.uk/events/…
In partnership with Imperial College London, this session will explore: potential policy levers required to enable and encourage innovative recycling technologies in the UK; new technologies for recycling, including chemical and biological recycling; the challenges posed by new materials for recycling, such as PPE; and how material can be escalated up waste hierarchy, and the carbon implications of recycling.

ALT In partnership with Imperial College London, this session will explore: potential policy levers required to enable and encourage innovative recycling technologies in the UK; new technologies for recycling, including chemical and biological recycling; the challenges posed by new materials for recycling, such as PPE; and how material can be escalated up waste hierarchy, and the carbon implications of recycling.
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Innovative Technologies for Recycling In partnership with @ImperialTZP, this session will explore the challenges and opportunities tied to innovative #Recycling technologies. Chair: @alexsobel MP Speakers: Graham Gould, Tim Duret & @HallettGroup. Sign up: policyconnect.org.uk/events/…
In partnership with Imperial College London, this session will explore: potential policy levers required to enable and encourage innovative recycling technologies in the UK; new technologies for recycling, including chemical and biological recycling; the challenges posed by new materials for recycling, such as PPE; and how material can be escalated up waste hierarchy, and the carbon implications of recycling.

ALT In partnership with Imperial College London, this session will explore: potential policy levers required to enable and encourage innovative recycling technologies in the UK; new technologies for recycling, including chemical and biological recycling; the challenges posed by new materials for recycling, such as PPE; and how material can be escalated up waste hierarchy, and the carbon implications of recycling.

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our event on the role of refill and reuse #Packaging systems in bringing the UK to a more #CircularEconomy. Special thanks to @lordtev, @luciamcorsini, Dr Fabrizio Ceschin, @Wastereader, Amanda Curtis, @GreenwoodPkg & Rachel Gray.
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17 March: Unpacking the #CircularEconomy Join our event where we will explore refillable & reusable #Packaging systems Chair: @lordtev Speakers: @luciamcorsini Dr Fabrizio Ceschin @Wastereader Amanda Curtis @fromIGD @GreenwoodPkg Rachel Gray @WRAP_UK policyconnect.org.uk/events/…
Unpacking the circular economy: refill and reuse in packaging solutions Thursday 17 March, 11:00 - 12:30. This event, by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Resources, will explore refillable and reusable packaging systems and the role they can play in moving the UK to a circular economy. This event is sponsored by Brunel University London. Chair: Lord Teverson, APSRG Officer Speakers: Dr Lucia Corsini - Brunel University London Dr Fabrizio Ceschin - Brunel University London Professor Margaret Bates - On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) Amanda Curtis - Institute of Grocery Distribution (OGD) Sarah Greenwood - University of Sheffield Rachel Gray - Waste & Resource Action Programme (WRAP)

ALT Unpacking the circular economy: refill and reuse in packaging solutions Thursday 17 March, 11:00 - 12:30. This event, by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Resources, will explore refillable and reusable packaging systems and the role they can play in moving the UK to a circular economy. This event is sponsored by Brunel University London. Chair: Lord Teverson, APSRG Officer Speakers: Dr Lucia Corsini - Brunel University London Dr Fabrizio Ceschin - Brunel University London Professor Margaret Bates - On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) Amanda Curtis - Institute of Grocery Distribution (OGD) Sarah Greenwood - University of Sheffield Rachel Gray - Waste & Resource Action Programme (WRAP)

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We are pleased to see world leaders at #UNEA5 passing the resolution on tackling #PlasticPollution. #BeatPlasticPollution
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2 Mar 2022
A standing ovation from #UNEA5 delegates after the resolution on plastic pollution passes. "The most important environmental deal since the Paris accord." - @andersen_inger #BeatPlasticPollution
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Today starts the UN Environment Assembly's 5th session, the world’s highest environmental decision-making body. At #UNEA5, leaders are expected to take steps for a treaty with legally binding rules on the use & disposal of plastic #BeatPlasticPollution bit.ly/3M5Iern

What to expect at the UN Environment Assembly this week

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya.

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28 Feb 2022
Hear from @andersen_inger about what to expect at #UNEA5 this week, including progress on halting plastic pollution, stopping harmful chemicals in agriculture and deploying nature to find sustainable development solutions. #ForNature #BeatPlasticPollution unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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The APSRG has been working on tackling plastic pollution and we hope world leaders will take steps for ambitious solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution. See the recommendations from our roundtable #StoppingThePlasticTide, addressing marine #PlasticPollution: bit.ly/3JSOX6a

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At our next event, we will look at the role of #ReusablePackaging in moving the UK to #CircularEconomy. We hope findings from the roundtable will help #BeatPlasticPollution See our event here: bit.ly/341eZ82
🚨Starting soon: #StoppingThePlasticTide 🚨 Chaired by @SelaineSaxby MP 🗣️With speakers: @DefraGovUK Minister @Jochurchill_MP @megrandles @PJMahon @AdrianWhyle @DrSFletcher @CostasVelis Follow the event through our live updates in the thread below🧵⬇️
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A very interesting discussion with questions on how we can learn from policies in other countries and if we are acting quick enough and focusing in the right areas in #Waste and #PlasticPollution. #StoppingThePlasticTide
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our #StoppingThePlasticTide event this afternoon and special thanks to Chair @SelaineSaxby MP, and speakers; Minister @Jochurchill_MP, @DrSFletcher, @megrandles, @PJMahon, Dr @CostasVelis and @AdrianWhyle.
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