Past Events

The world is committed to decarbonising human activities to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. If we are to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5-2.0 degrees Celsius by the end of this Century, we will have to eliminate the use of fossil-based resources: the UK has made a legal commitment to achieve zero net [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has knocked back progress on sustainability in all sorts of areas: plastic consumption; recycling programmes; rampant online delivery growth. Yet for consumers concerns about the environment haven’t gone away. And there also appears to be a greater political will to tackle the environment, whether that’s in the context of the UK’s net-zero [...]

Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability is a conference, exhibition and showcase that will be held on 16–18 March 2021 online. It will bring together companies and individuals to highlight the best of the UK and selected international activities which will lead to plastics, including tyres, synthetic textiles and bio-based or compostable polymers, being [...]

At a time of unprecedented challenge for people and businesses, it has never been more important to address the environmental and social challenges of bioplastic packaging throughout its entire supply chain from production to end-of-life management. Join us on 4 March 2021, from 10.00am to 12.30pm for the first social innovation lab to explore the [...]

RWM is the UK's largest recycling, resource and waste management event and RWM, in partnership with CIWM, is being brought to viewers across the world in a virtual capacity next year. Join the event for three days of free advice and education on the most pressing challenges facing your organisation. Listen to live seminars from [...]