The EU Commission promotes the following hierarchy in its packaging policies: REDUCE consumption, REUSE and RECYCLE. Thus, REUSE is becoming a significant pillar to support the ultimate goal of the EU to be climate neutral by 2050, in parallel with the all-other related actions for PET bottle light weighting and

The objectives of this webinar are:

• To communicate to the audience the PPWD measures across the EU,
• To present the REUSE status and legislative developments across the EU Countries,
• To share with the audience related activities of the industry,
• To update the audience on REUSE best practices across the

Session 1: “Reuse: challenges and opportunities for the PET industry”

13:00-13:05      Welcome & Introduction – Sebastian Lemp, ALPLA

13:05-13:15      Review of the PPWD: considerations to bring up reuse systems – Wolfgang Trunk, European Commission

13:15-13:30      Reuse PET industry state of play & considerations for the uptake of reuse solutions – Argiris Dabanlis, Petcore Europe

13:30-13:50      Reuse Vanguard Project: deciphering the EU's Packaging Landscape – Larissa Copello, Zero Waste Europe

13:50-14:10      Unlocking the potential of reuse to build a circular economy for plastic packaging – Erwan Schweitzer, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

14:10-14:30      Reuse: where do we stand? – Clarissa Morawski, Reloop

14:30-14:50      Panel discussion moderated by Raphael Jaumotte, Petcore Europe

14:50-15:05      Coffee break

Session 2: “National regulatory push for more reuse: status quo in France and Germany”

 15:05-15:15       National legislative developments for more reuse – Sebastian Lemp, ALPLA

15:15-15:30       How French legislation is pushing forward to insure reusable packaging? – Sébastien Jacques, ELIPSO

15:30-15:45       Towards a standardization of reusable packaging in France – Laurine Grandet & Margaux Valentin, CITEO

15:45-16:00       Q&A Session & wrapping up – Christian Crepet, Petcore Europe