From E-Waste to E-Value: Circular Solutions for Electronics
Online event
About this Event
This roundtable discussion, held during London Climate Action Week (LCAW), explores the critical role of youth education and partnership working in driving the transition from a linear to a thriving circular economy for electronics, highlighting the importance of innovation and business engagement.
Key topics include:
Intergenerational Action & Behaviour Change: The importance of youth training (via the E-Waste Race programme) and community-driven initiatives in fostering new, sustainable consumer behaviours and driving long-term change.
Circular Solutions: Extending the life of electronic products through reuse, repair, and responsible recycling, driven by informed behaviour.
Green Economy: Spotlighting practical, place-based solutions and the creation of local green jobs that support the circular shift.
Policy and Innovation: Examining how councils, businesses, and communities can collaborate to shift away from the linear “take-make-use-dispose” model by incentivising and supporting new behaviours.
Panelists:
Jen Baughan: CEO, Solutions for the Planet
Ioanna Rossi: Green Economy Lead, Kingston Council
Leonard D’Crus: Waste Reduction Officer, Kingston Council
Paul Crossman: CEO, ReLove Technology
Plus a local primary school teacher and student (tbc)
Facilitator: Mike Reed, Commercial Director at TLC Creative Agency & Time & Leisure Media, Vice President at Kingston Chamber of Commerce
Intended Attendees
The event is designed to bring together a diverse audience, including:
– Educators and youth programme developers
– Local government representatives (councils, policy makers)
– Industry leaders and businesses interested in sustainable consumer behaviour
– Industry leaders and businesses involved in electronics and waste management
– Social enterprises and environmental NGOs focused on circular economy and community engagement
– Interested members of the public and community groups
Objectives/Outcomes
Drive Behaviour Change: To highlight the critical role of youth education and community action (like the E-Waste Race) in fostering sustainable e-waste behaviour.
Foster Collaboration: To examine how councils, businesses, and educators can effectively work together to train young people and encourage new consumer habits, to save resources, extend product life and reduce waste.
Drive Action: To inspire attendees with real-world examples (like Kingston’s green economy programme and the E-Waste Race) and encourage the adoption of similar initiatives elsewhere.
Spotlight Solutions: To showcase practical, place-based solutions for transitioning to a circular economy, rooted in community engagement.
Explore Benefits: To discuss how circular approaches, enabled by new behaviours, can reduce waste, cut carbon emissions, and create business opportunities and local green jobs.
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council (Kingston Council) & Kingston Chamber of Commerce
Kingston Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London and it has a population of around 168,000. Based at the historic Guildhall, it is responsible for a range of vital services for people and businesses in its geographic area. Among them are well known functions such as social care, schools, housing and planning and waste collection, but also lesser known ones such as licensing, business support, registrar services and pest control.
Kingston Chamber of Commerce is an independent, non-profit business membership organisation in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Established in 1905, it is one of the largest borough chambers in London and serves as the officially recognised business representative for the local authority.
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