Waste to a Circular Economy

Warren Phelan is Programme Manager of the EPA’s Circular Economy Programme. Warren is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Waste Manager and spent over 20 years working in the waste and resources industry before joining the EPA in 2022. The Agency’s Circular Economy programme activities include circular economy and waste statistical reporting, characterisation, green public procurement, food waste prevention, reuse and repair, circular construction, national hazardous waste management plan, end of waste, by-products and waste sector licensing. Warren chairs the National Hazardous Waste Plan Working Group, National Data Network Group and the National Reuse and Repair Network.
This talk was given at the EPA’s State of the Environment Conference 2024. The conference explored the key findings and recommendations in the EPA’s flagship report on all aspects of Ireland’s environment. You can read the full report at bit.ly/SOER2024