Speakers

Helen is the Sustainability Manager at the British Plastics Federation (BPF). Helen oversees all of the BPF’s many sustainability activities including Net Zero and Operation Clean Sweep. Helen also manages the activities of the BPF recycling group which she was previously the executive for. The Recycling Group focuses on issues such as food contact regulations, waste shipment regulations, legacy additives and promoting the development of recycling infrastructure within the UK. Helen is leading on the BPF’s work on Chemical Recycling. Helen worked with a consultant to produce the first edition of the BPF Recycling Roadmap and is currently working on the update to this which provides a forecast for what plastic recycling could be like in 2030 and 2035. 
Before working at the BPF Helen spent 7 years in local government working within the Waste and Recycling Team.