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Delivering an Ambitious Deposit Return Scheme in Wales

11/03/2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CET

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Hosted by Keep Wales Tidy in collaboration with Jenni Hume, Director of Reloop UK and Ireland, this webinar opportunity to hear from experts on the importance of deposits for Wales, and to hear from international practitioners about successful schemes elsewhere in Europe.

We are joined by expert speakers from Ireland and Latvia, who share success stories of newly launched schemes where return rates are high and litter levels are rapidly dropping!

Speakers include:

  • Owen Derbyshire, CEO, Keep Wales Tidy (Chair)
  • Jenni Hume, UK & Ireland Director, circular economy experts Reloop
  • Jemma Bere, Policy & Research Manager, Keep Wales Tidy
  • Jānis Brizga: Circular Economy expert, Lativan NGO Green Liberty
  • Bernie Kiely, Circular Economy lead, Republic of Ireland Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Featured speakers:

Jenni Hume

Director, UK and Ireland, Reloop

About Jenni

Jenni has worked on deposit return policy for eight years, through her work in Scotland and across the rest of the UK. She works with UK and international NGOs, community and education groups, retailers, producers and politicians, as well as an international community of deposit return advocates. At Reloop she has responsibility for overseeing our work on packaging waste reduction policies in the UK and Ireland.

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