How much will composition and capacity change in the coming decades? Will competition for waste alter the industry's economics? Will the nature of plants and their location alter, as the demands for heat and decarbonisation impact developments? Will advanced technologies play an increasing role in waste treatment and resource output, as resource circularity for fuels and chemicals becomes more important?

Session chair: Alban Forster, Director, SLR Consulting

Speakers include:

Professor Paul Ekins OBE, Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London;  Deputy Chair, UK Government’s Circular Economy Task Force

Dr Adam Read MBE, Chief External Affairs and Sustainability Officer, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Marcella Franchi, Global CMO, Head of SAF, Haffner Energy

Robert Corijn, Marketing Manager, Attero

Jarno Stet, Head Of Service Operations, Westminster City Council;  Secretary, National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO)