Circular Economy
Tracks
Track 1
| Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Details
1. Circular Procurement - A how to guide, Huia Adkins, GHD
2. Maximising Material Lifecycles in Infrastructure - Main Roads WA’s Circular Economy Journey. Rachel Hayton, Talis Consultants
3. (Re)Love Your Stuff: Stitching Together Fun, Skills & Sustainability for Low-Waste Communities, Rosie Bruce, WMRC
4. Maximising material lifecycle: The GO2CUP Journey towards 2030, Kate Grosso, Go2Cup
20 minutes each speaker, followed by 10 minutes Q&A at the end of the last presentation.
Speaker
Ms Huia Adkins
Executive Advisor - Sustainability
GHD - Perth
Circular Procurement - A how to guide
Biography
Huia co-creates circular strategy and action. She has 20 years of experience working across private, public and tertiary education sectors in sustainability, circular economy and waste and resource recovery. Huia is also the chair of CEWA, established to act as the circular economy hub for WA .
Ms Rosie Bruce
Communication & Education Coordinator
Western Metropolitan Regional Council
(Re)Love Your Stuff: Stitching Together Fun, Skills & Sustainability for Low-Waste Communities
Biography
Rosie Bruce drives waste education as WMRC’s Communications & Education Coordinator, assisting councils and communities. Formerly at WasteSorted Schools, they brought their teaching and sustainability expertise to school programs. Their impact includes creating education initiatives, launching the Textile Trail festival, and cutting the Town of Claremont’s event waste by 70%.
Ms Kate Grosso
Director
Go2cup
Maximising material lifecycle: The GO2CUP Journey towards 2030
Biography
Kate Grosso is a sustainability advocate and grant strategist who has built GO2CUP into a leading reuse service reducing single-use waste at over 100 events annually. She brings 15+ years’ experience helping communities and councils deliver impactful, circular, and waste-reducing initiatives.
