Our Holme Festival: Reducing plastic waste in our rivers

Date/Time:

22/10/2019 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Location:

Learning Centre, Heritage Quay,
University of Huddersfield,
Queensgate,
Huddersfield,
HD1 3DH

Cost:

This event is free to attend.

More Details:

Reducing the impact of plastic waste on the water environment

by Mr Rob Casey, Thames Warden, Water Conservators Company

In this no-holds-barred look at the impact plastic waste has on our water environments, Rob Casey reveals the uncomfortable truth behind some of our modern-day habits.

He puts forward an incredibly persuasive case for drinking tap water as opposed to bottled water, including:

• The real cost of bottled water to you and the planet.
• The truth behind the health myths of bottled water.
• Whether the health risks of tap water are really true.

Rob also takes a look at our sewer system and the (literally) growing problem of wet wipe-fuelled ‘fatbergs’. So-called flushable wipes are gathering fats and accumulating in monster masses beneath our feet, blocking sewers and with some wet wipes getting into our river systems via overflows and flooding.

Interested in more Our Holme talks?

This talk is part of the Our Holme River Festival. Other events on the day include:

• 10.30-11.30am: Saving the planet in the hills above Huddersfield, Mr Chris Dean
• 1.00-2.00pm:  Climate change and National Parks: from threat to opportunity? Andrew McCloy
• 2.30-3.30pm: A body in the river: the new science of forensic hydrology, Professor Carolyn Roberts
• 7.00-8.00pm: Lifeblood of Your Town: Why Should you Make Friends with Rivers like the Holme and Colne? Dr Paul Gaskell

More about our speaker

Mr Rob Casey, Thames Warden, Water Conservators Company

Rob Casey is the Thames Warden for the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.

He has over 40-years’ experience in water systems engineering and, now retired, works part-time. As Water Strategy Manager he still supports the strategic operation of the Thames Water supply system.

Rob is a member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, a Trustee for the Water Conservation Trust, and Chairman of the Technical Steering Group for the City of London Plastic Free City campaign.