Wednesday 11th November 14:00 – 15:00
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Why this is relevant:
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on every aspect of our lives, from the pattern of business activity, to where we shop and how we socialise. For London waste authorities this impacts how they deliver services. The capital’s local authorities have had to be responsive and adaptive to maintain their domestic and commercial waste and recycling collection services, whilst attempting to forecast the ongoing impact COVID-19 will have – which is particularly important given the likelihood now of a second wave.
About the event:
LWARB is hosting this webinar to share knowledge on three COVID-19 research projects we commissioned to help London local authorities respond to the pandemic. Join us to hear insights on:
• A study to predict the impact of COVID-19 on commercial waste volumes and composition within London;
• Learnings from London waste authorities’ responses to the need to protect waste and recycling services during the March 2020 COVID-19 lockdown; and
• An extension to the waste compositional study conducted as part of the ‘Making recycling work for people in flats’ project, to look at the impact COVID-19 measures have had on waste volumes and composition in purpose built flats.
Although London is the focus of this research, it will be of interest to local authorities elsewhere (particularly those in urban areas), regional and national government, as well as the wider waste industry.
Agenda:
- Antony Buchan Scene setting
- Cathy Cook Learnings from waste authorities’ responses to protecting waste and recycling services
- Sarah Craddock Assessment of the future impact of COVID-19 on commercial waste volumes and composition
- Gemma Scott Impact of COVID-19 on waste composition in purpose built flats
- Questions
- Antony Buchan Summing up