Closing Loops – Recipe for a Truly Circular Economy

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Closing Loops – Recipe for a Truly Circular Economy

European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) AISBL

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Date

06 Mar 2018

Address

BluePoint Brussels

Boulevard Auguste Reyers, 80

B-1030 Brussels

Belgium

Links

More information and registration

Section

Sustainable Dev.

Climate & Environment

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

9.00 Registration

9.30 Opening words

Mr. Michael SCHUY, President of EuRIC

From starter to dessert: what are the key ingredients of a circular economy

(Each session will be followed by a 10 minutes Q&A with the audience)

9.45 Session 1: Circular Economy Package

Keynotes:

Ms. Sarah NELEN, Head of Unit, Waste Management and Secondary Materials, DG Environment, European Commission
Mr. Kilian ILIEV, First Secretary, Head of Section “Environment” Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the EU (TBC)

Topics:

What it takes to close circular loops
Completion of the negotiations on the revision of the waste legislation
Implementation of the circular economy package and launch of the ‘Plastics Strategy’

10.45 – 11.00: Networking Coffee break

11.00 Session 2: Designing circular products

Keynote:

Mr. Gwenole COZIGOU, Director, Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains, DG GROW, European Commission
Mr. Ward MOSMULLER, Director EU Affairs, DSM
Speaker from SUEZ confirmed

Topics:

Framing eco-design for recycling
Dealing with “unrecyclable” products
Thinking recycling at design stage: the example of fully recyclable carpets & mattresses

12.00 Showcase session: Pricing externalities – Rewarding recycling

Mr. Manuel BURNAND, Director General, FEDEREC

12.30 – 14.00: Networking lunch

14.00 Session 3: Re-designing waste & chemical legislation to circular flows

Mr. Enrique GARCIA-JOHN, Policy Officer - Chemicals, DG GROW, European Commission
Mr. Keith FREEGARD, Director, Axion Polymers
Ms. Anna-Maria KACZMAREK, Manager Chemicals Policy, EUROFER or
Mr. Hans REGTUIT, Stainless Steel and Environment Manager, Team Stainless, EUROFER (TBC)

Topics:

Getting the right interface between waste, product & chemical legislation
Acute issues for metals and plastics recyclers

15.00 Showcase session: Fast-track notification for WEEE – A new International Green Deal / NSSR

Mr. Chris SLIJKHUIS, E-waste Recycling / Public Affairs, Müller-Guttenbrunn Gruppe

15.20 – 15.45: Networking Coffee break

15.45 Session 4: End of life vehicle recycling – What comes next?

Ms. Artemis HATZI-HULL, Policy Officer, Waste Management and Secondary Materials, DG Environment, European Commission (TBC)
Mr. Thomas PAPAGEORGIOU, Chair of the European Shredder Group, Compliance Director at ANAMET Recycling, SEPAN

Topics:

Supporting the enforcement of the ELV Directive
Latest challenges for ELV recyclers

16.30 Session 5: China’s new policy on waste imports – Opportunities & Challenges

Keynote:

Mr. Francisco PEREZ CANADO, Head of Unit, Market Access, Industry, Energy and Raw Materials, DG Trade, European Commission (TBC)
Mr. Hans van de NES, President of ERPA Branch, Director for Business Development of Paper & Plastics Recycling at Sortiva

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