Time: 16:00 until 19:00
Location: Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission is reviewing European Waste legislation in line with the EU Resource Efficiency objectives. This review includes a revision of the waste management targets and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as one key policy tool to achieve existing and higher recycling and recovery targets for packaging waste.
This stakeholder conference will draw success factors of EPR for packaging waste with the aim to clarify EPR and the role of obliged industry and other key stakeholders working together towards more transparent and cost-effective EPR schemes.
Each panel will include 25 to 30 minutes Q&A.
Keynote address by Karl Falkenberg – Director-General,
DG Environment, European Commission
Panel 1: Setting the scene - overall objectives for the EU waste review and the role of EPR towards a resource-efficient Europe.
Panel 2: Role for the obliged industry in EPR for packaging waste
How does industry fulfil its EPR responsibility? How to cooperate with municipalities? What roles and responsibilities should be defined for other stakeholders?
Panel 3: Driving post-consumer packaging collection
What is post-consumer packaging? How to overcome barriers to drive post-consumer collection with EPR?
Panel 4: Ensuring fair competition and performance of EPR schemes
What measures are needed to ensure effective and transparent EPR schemes?
Moderator: Alex Puissant
Chair: Rick Zednik, CEO, EurActiv
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