Steve is the Assistant Director for Environment and Waste at Suffolk County Council, and has worked in local government waste management for over 30 years, with spells at Essex, Dorset and Somerset county councils before joining Suffolk in 2010. Steve has always played an active role in championing the interests of local authorities in the waste sector nationally. He is a former chair of the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO), and previously spent 5 years as a member of the national executive of LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee). Steve represents English local authorities on the PackUK Steering Group. Steve has chaired ADEPT’s Waste Group since 2020, representing the interests of ADEPT members and working with Government, industry and other organisations to develop and implement national policy and regulation in relation to resource and waste management, and to address and overcome challenges to conserving natural resources and realising the value of waste through the operation of a circular economy. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) represents Place Directors from county, unitary and metropolitan authorities, along with Local Enterprise Partnerships and corporate partners drawn from key service sectors. ADEPT members are at the very heart of maximising sustainable growth in communities throughout the UK. We are delivering the projects that are key to unlocking broader economic success and creating more resilient communities, economies and infrastructure.