Environmental and Sustainability - Guest Talk - History of Waste
Thu 15 October 2026 16:00-18:00, B120
Environmental and Sustainability - Guest Talk - History of Waste
An event organised by: Environmental & Sustainability
Join us for a fascinating guest talk from an external speaker from Leeds Beckett University, exploring the history of waste and how attitudes towards waste have changed over time.
The session will explore how waste has been produced, managed and understood throughout history, including the changing relationship between people, industry and the environment.
The talk will include a look at waste during the Industrial Revolution, exploring how rapid industrialisation changed the scale and nature of waste and the challenges it created for communities and the environment.
Whether you're studying environmental and sustainability topics, interested in history, or simply curious about how our relationship with waste has developed, this is a great opportunity to learn from an academic with specialist knowledge in the field.