The successful implementation of ideas, frameworks and technologies for resource recovery from waste will require the formulation of strong business cases for a variety of actors in industry and government. This year’s conference - Making the Business Case for Resource Recovery for Business and Government - aims to present both conceptual ideas and practical experiences on the formulation of business cases for resource recovery as part of the circular economy.

Resource Recovery from Waste (RRfW) is a 5-year programme of research funded by NERC, ESRC and Defra to develop knowledge and tools to reduce pressure on natural resources and create value from wastes.

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

• Prof Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Advisor, Defra “A Government Perspective on Resource Recovery from Waste
• David Fatscher, British Standards Institution, talking about the first global circular business model standard BS8001
• Prof Jan Jonker, Radboud University. “Circular Economy: the quest for a changing focus in value creation in industry and government”.
• Prof Phil Purnell, University of Leeds. Making the business case for Circular Economy infrastructure.
• Libby Peake, Green Alliance, to talk on the UK Circular Economy strategy after Brexit

Specialist sessions to include:

• Creating value from wastes in the bioeconomy
• Recovering materials from mine legacy landfill
• New sustainability assessments and models

For further details, including a preliminary schedule, please see visit the event webpage.

 If you have any questions relating to this meeting, please contact Juliet Jopson (s.j.jopson@leeds.ac.uk Tel 0113 3432325).