THIS EVENT IS ARCHIVED
Date: 2 June 2018Time: 9:00 AM
Finishes: 2 June 2018Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: To be confirmed
Type of Event: Workshop
The Environmental Regulatory Research Group at the School of Law, University of Surrey, the Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC) at the School of Law, SOAS, the Doctoral School at SOAS and the School of Law, Essex University are organising a workshop on 2 June entitled Designing Law and Policy for a Zero Plastic Circular Economy.
Attendance is free but upon registration. Please send an email to the LEDC team at ledc@soas.ac.uk to register for this event.
The workshop schedule is as follows - Saturday 2 June 2018, 9:00am-5:00pm
| 9:00am - 9.20am | Registration & tea/coffee |
| 9:20am - 9.30am |
Introduction Rosalind Malcolm, Surrey University Thoko Kaime, Essex University Philippe Cullet, SOAS University of London |
| 9:30am - 11.00am |
Session 1: Circular Economy and Plastics – Context for Law and Policy MakingChair: Rosalind Malcolm, Surrey University Roland Clift, University of Surrey & University of British Columbia | Thinking Straight About Plastics Richard Murphy, University of Surrey | A Life Cycle Perspective on Plastics in the Environment Tatiana Lujan, ClientEarth, London | Plastic Pollution as a Material Business Risk |
| 11:00am - 11.15am | Tea/coffee |
| 11:15am - 12.45pm |
Session 2 (part i): Rethinking Law and Policy for A Circular EconomyChair: Feja Lesniewska, SOAS University of London Walter Stahel, The Product-Life Institute, Geneva | Micro and Macro Plastics - A Suitable Case for Extended Producer Liability? David Ong, Nottingham Trent University | Regulation of Plastics in the Marine Environment: Conceptual & International Perspectives David Monciardini, University of Exeter Business School – Penryn | Regulating the Circular Economy? Insights, Gaps and Future Research |
| 12:45pm - 2.00pm | Lunch at Antalya, 103-105 Southampton Row,Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4HH, http://www.antalyarestaurant. |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Session 2 (part II): Rethinking Law and Policy for A Circular Economy (2:00pm-3:00pm)Carrie Bradshaw, University of York | Frailties of Circular Economy Thinking in the Context of Food Waste Katrien Steenmans, King’s College London | Extending Producer Responsibility for Circular Economies |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | Tea/coffee |
| 3:15pm - 4:45pm |
Session 3: Plastics and the Circular Economy from a Global South PerspectiveChair: Thoko Kaime, Essex University Tisunge Mauluka-Kaime, Catholic University Malawi | The Role of Waste Management Policy-Design in Creating Zero Plastic Economies: What Role for the Informal Sector? Nicholas Otienoh Oguge, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law, Nairobi University | Circular Economy Measures: An Opportunity for Rethinking Plastic Governance in Kenya Poornima Chikarmane, SNDT Women's University, Pune | Combining Waste Regulation and Worker Recognition: Experiences from the Indian Context |
| 4:45pm - 5:00pm |
Session 4: Way forward: Research funding & Publication of Special IssueRosalind Malcolm, Surrey University, Thoko Kaime, Essex University Philippe Cullet, SOAS University of London |
Contact email: LEDC team: ledc@soas.ac.uk