Sheila Best is a strategic leader within the public sector and is currently the Waste Services Manager for Perth & Kinross Council in Scotland. With 20 years resource sector & environmental management experience she has successfully delivered on key projects for the Local Authority. Recent projects she has led on include: • awarding a 10-year contract to Paprec Binn to treat residual waste including the construction of a new energy from waste facility at Binn Farm in Perthshire • an asset management review and developing a 30-year investment plan for all Operational Council Assets and • implementation of a new kerbside recycling service funded through the Scottish Government Recycling Improvement Fund (RIF) Sheila is also a member of the Perth & Kinross Climate Change Board and chairs the Waste & Circular Economy Working Group. She holds a law degree from Edinburgh University, an MSc in Environmental Management and is a Chartered Waste Manager. Other key areas of work include the transformation of procurement & commissioning through embedding sustainable & circular procurement methods and championing systemic change in the food supply chain through supporting the formation of the Perth & Kinross Good Food Partnership and development of a local Good Food Plan.