13:00 – 14:30 | WEDNESDAY, 10TH JULY
LOCATION: WORLD BIOGAS EXPO, NEC BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM (EXACT MEETING ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED)
Notably, the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its response to the ‘Consistency in household and business recycling in England consultation.’ This sets out guidelines for local authorities to roll out food waste collections from households, including flats, by the end of March 2026.
The Local Authorities Lunch is a meeting on waste recycling for local councils, anaerobic digestion plant operators, waste management companies, investors and law firms. It will address key issues such as timelines, funding for separate food waste collections, pre-existing long-term contracts between local councils and service providers, exceptions to mandates, garden waste implications and more.
Topics to look out for
in the LOCAL AUTHORITIES LUNCH
what past delegates said
about the World Biogas Expo
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A very useful Expo to raise the profile of the opportunities for municipal organic waste to be collected and processed in anaerobic digesters to used to heat municipal buildings and sell the surplus to the gas grid.”
David Dundas, Energy Consultant and Lichfield City Councillor
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Really informative and well run. It was a great opportunity to learn about all the developments in the various corners of the biomethane market, both in the UK and on the continent. Really looking forward to coming back next year.”
Richard Caldecourt, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
Past guest speakers at the LOCAL AUTHORITIES LUNCH included:
Darren Forster, Local Authority and Commercial Development Manager, Biogen
Chris Huhne, Chair, ADBA
John Bright, Waste Services Development Officer, North West Leicestershire District Council
Lily Walker, Recycle More Officer, North West Leicestershire District Council
Donna Cox, Waste and Recycling Manager, Bracknell Forest Council
Sue Jefferson, Co-founder and Director, Circular Malton & Norton
Beth Gordon, Consistency Delivery Team Leader, Defra
Leanne Williams, Lead Analyst, Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA)
Naomi Fitzgibbons, Head of Household Waste and Recycling, the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Peter Sharpe, Chief Executive Officer, Bio Capital
Brian Farrell, Partner, Energy & Waste, Ashfords
Donna Cox, Waste and Recycling Manager, Bracknell Forest Council
