Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging

View this on-demand webinar which took place on Thursday 29 April 2021.

This webinar unpacks the major packaging reform consultations and explores the material-specific opportunities and challenges.

Programme

Session 1

• Welcome
  Rachel Stonehouse, Policy Research Fellow, IOM3
• Highlights of the EPR and DRS consultations
  Pat Jennings, Knowledge & External Affairs Director, CIWM

Session 2

• Session chair introduction
  Dr Adam Read, External Affairs Director, SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK
• Overarching materials view
  Paul Vanston, Chief Executive, The Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment (INCPEN)
• Stream 1 - Metal Packaging
  Chair: Dr Robert Fell, Director and Chief Executive, MPMA
  • Steel producer & reporcessor perspective
    Nicola Jones, Steel Packaging Recycling Manager
    Tata Steel
  • Aluminium packaging
    Dr Mike Clinch, Senior Consultant & Materials Development Group Leader, Innoval Technology Limited
  • Metal packaging manufacturer perspective
    Elaine Barrett, European Environmental Manager, Crown
• Stream 2 - Plastic packaging
  Chair: Dr Sally Beken, UK Circular Plastics Network Manager, KTN
  • EPR for plastic packaging – an overview 
    Mike Swain, Managing Director, Pack IDS Ltd.
  • Key directions for EPR in plastics -design and PCR
    Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek | NEXTLOOPP
  • The merits (or otherwise) of the approach to biodegradable packaging
    Danielle Purkiss, UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Lab
• Materials panel session
  Chair: Dr Adam Read
  • Metal
    Dr Robert Fell, MPMA
  • Plastic
    Dr Sally Beken, KTN
  • Glass
    Dr Nick Kirk, Technical Director, British Glass
  • Paper/board
    Dr Sarah Connolly
  • Wood
    Dr Graham Ormondroyd, Bangor University

Session 3

• Session chair's introduction
  Jude Allan, Chair, IOM3 Packaging Society
• Labelling
  Margaret Bates, Executive Director, OPRL Ltd.
• End-user perspective
  Niall Walker, Packaging Sustainability Manager Global Procurement, Diageo

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