Pozvánka: "18th European Packaging Waste Forum", 9. - 10. 3. 2011
About European Packaging Waste Forum
Join us in Brussels at the 18th European Packaging Waste Forum to get an in-depth insight into the future of packaging and waste policy in Europe and ensure that your business is ready to tackle challenges on the road to a low carbon, resource efficient and climate resilient economy.
The 18th European Packaging Waste Forum offers you an unrivalled opportunity to hear the latest news and views on the future of packaging and packaging waste policy in Europe from the European Commission, Environment NGO’s, national governments and industry.
Reasons to Attend the Event
- Network with industry leaders and evaluate the latest strategies to boost your company green credentials
- Hear first hand insights from policy makers on the future of packaging and packaging waste policy in Europe and assess the impact on your business
- Improve your supply chain managment while meeting challenges of EPR
- Evaluate the role of packaging in reducing food waste at industry, retailer and consumer levels
- Benchmark your processes against major Pan-European packaging users and producers to manage your environmental performance cost-effectively and within the current legislation
Day 1
| Day One, Wednesday 9th March 2011 | |
| 08:15 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09:05 | Opening Remarks from the ChairMaarten Labberton, Director, EAA Packaging Group, Belgium |
| EU Policy on Packaging Waste | |
| 09:15 | European Commission’s Actions towards a Better Implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive in Europe
- A revised guidance document on the definition and classification of packaging- Strengthening the enforcement of packaging’s essential requirements - Assessment of the existing collection and recovery systems of metal beverage cans across the EU Diana Oancea, DG Environment, European Commission * |
| 09:45 | Panel Discussion: Should the EU Packaging Recycling and Recovery Targets be Increased in 2015 on the Road Towards a Real Recycling Society
Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General, European Container Glass Association (FEVE), Belgium Bob Schmitz, Director Regulatory Affairs, Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME), Belgium Christian Verschueren, Secretary General, The Alliance of Beverage Cartons (ACE), Belgium Stephane Arditi, EU Policy Officer for Product & Waste, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Belgium |
| 10:45 | Questions |
| 11:00 | Refreshments |
| Minimising Environmental Footprint of Packaging | |
| 11:30 | Industry’s Actions to Tackle Marine Litter Challenge through Improved End-of Life Waste Management
Alexandre Dangis, Managing Director, European Plastics Converters (EuPC) |
| 12:00 | Lowering Environmental Impact of Your Packaging through Ecodesign Based on LCA Tools
- New guidance document of JRC (Join Research Centre of the European Commission) to perform LCA for waste management policy - Key environmental impacts of packaging and main areas of improvement - Example of an advanced tool used to help packaging designers to improve the environmental performance of their packaging Bernard De Caevel, Partner, RDC Environment, Belgium |
| 12:30 | Questions |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| Packaging Waste Reduction Initiatives in Member States | |
| 14:15 | Nordic Governments’ Plans to Develop a Joint Nordic Deposit System – A View from NorwayPeter Sundt, Senior Advisor, Mepex, Norway |
| 14:45 | The Future of Packaging Policy in the UK
- Packaging optimisation in the supply chain - Responsibility deals - Packaging recycling and recovery targets - Studies of deposit return systems Jane Bickerstaffe, Director, The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), UK |
| 15:15 | Germany – The Status and Future of the Packaging Ordinance
- Aims and targets to be reached by the 5th amendment of the Packaging Ordinance - German experiences with the Packaging Ordinance in 2009 - Joined position for a new regulatory approach Dr Fritz Flanderka, Managing Director, Reclay Holding GmbH, Germany |
| 15:45 | Questions |
| 16:00 | Refreshments |
| 16:30 | France : Eco-Emballages and the New 5 Year Agreement (2012 – 2016)
- Positive and negative sides of the agreement - Introduction of new fees and ecomodulation - Fees for packaging hampering recycling Philippe Diercxsens, Packaging and Environment Manager, DANONE Waters Division, France |
| 17:00 | Hungary: The New Government’s Strategy to Improve Recycling Rates
- The possible introduction of a packaging tax - The future of OKO -Pannon |
| 17:30 | Questions |
| 17:45 | Chair’s Closing Remarks |
| 17:50 | End of the Conference First Day |
Day 2
| Day Two, Thursday 10th March 2011 | |
| 08:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 | Opening Remarks from the Chair
Joachim Quoden, Managing Director, PRO EUROPE |
| Industry Initiatives to Improve the Sustainability of Packaging | |
| 09:10 | Developing Common Metrics to Promote Packaging Sustainability from Cradle to Cradle – The Progress of the Global Packaging Project
- A framework for sustainable packaging - Developing a global language for packaging sustainability - Environmental and social metrics Peter White, Director of Global Sustainability, Procter & Gamble, UK |
| 09:40 | Retail Forum and its Plan for Packaging Optimisation and Waste Minimisation |
| 10:10 | Questions |
| 10:25 | Refreshments |
| 10:55 | Meeting Challenges of Extended Producer Responsibility in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company – Going Beyond Legislation
- Complying with legislation across Europe - Voluntary agreements - Eco-design - Supply chain management Dr Tony Taylor, Head of Sustainability & Packaging, Unilever UK & Ireland |
| Waste Prevention | |
| 11:25 | The Role of Packaging in Reducing Food Waste in Norway
- Strategies for reducing waste at industry, retailer and consumer levels - How to improve shelf life of fresh meat with oxygen-free packaging - How to use beneficial low-oxygen packaging for vegetables Dr Oddvin Sørheim, Scientist, Nofima, Norway |
| 11:55 | Questions |
| 12:10 | Lunch |
| Resource Efficiency and Packaging Waste | |
| 13:40 | Developing the Secondary Raw Materials Market as a Key Priority in the Drive to Reach a Recycling Society
Soledad Blanco, Director for Industry, DG Environment, European Commission |
| 14:10 | Waste Prevention and Increasing Resource Efficiency in the EU through Reusable Packaging |
| 14:40 | Questions |
| 14:55 | Refreshments |
| 15:25 | The Sustainability of PET Recycling
- PET as the lead player in meeting waste regulations for plastics and packaging - Challenges and opportunities for PET to continue to grow from a recycling perspective Roberto Bertaggia, Chairman of the Board, Petcore |
| 15:55 | Capitalising on EU Funding Opportunities for Innovation in Packaging and Materials
Tony Lesowiec, Head of Commercial Partnering, Pera, UK |
| 16:25 | Questions |
| 16:40 | Closing Remarks from the Chair |
| 16:50 | Conference Ends |
