Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum policy conference on Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 will discuss Next steps for reducing food waste and plastic packaging – innovation and latest initiatives, responsibility and accountability, and priorities for policy.

Speakers

with
Nicola Hopley, Food Waste Team Leader, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dr Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, WRAP
David Bellamy, Senior Environment Policy Manager, Food and Drink Federation
Jane Marren, Group Managing Director, Company Shop Group
Héloïse Pestel, Agricultural Counsellor, Embassy of France in London
and
Ringaile Bulatović-Schumer, Culture Excellence; Charlotte Morton, Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association; Dr Adam Read, SUEZ; Andrew Stephen, The Sustainable Restaurant Association; Alex Vlassopulos, Kitche; and Professor Carol Wagstaff, University of Reading and BBSRC Horticulture Quality and Food Loss Network

Areas for discussion include

• policy priorities for reducing food packaging and waste
• food surplus distribution schemes – their role and how they and supply chain partners have been impacted by COVID-19
• reducing household and business waste – looking at priorities, with discussion expected on:
  • standardised and consistent collection policies
  • expansion of the opportunities to recycle
  • the impact of the pandemic on household behaviour, and the temporary closures of recycling plants and changes to waste collection procedures
• reducing waste in agriculture – and mitigating the effect of changes in climate, and the pandemic, on agricultural waste
• single use plastics in the food and drink industry – progress and next steps for its reduction, including:
  • the impact of industry initiatives
  • innovation in packaging
  • what more needs to be done across the retail and hospitality sectors

Booking

https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/book/Food-packaging-and-waste-in-the-UK

Note: fees apply for most delegates, but concessionary and complimentary places are available