EPR for packaging set to dominate Environmental Packaging Summit

Leading environmental compliance data specialist Ecoveritas will be represented at next month's Environmental Packaging Summit by Chief Strategy Officer, Andrew McCaffery.

The two-day event, due to be held at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham's newest conference venue, on 13-14 June, aims to bring together packaging professionals from across the supply chain to talk about Extended Producer Responsibility, Deposit Return Schemes, and the very latest in sustainable innovation McCaffery (pictured) will sit alongside Claire Shrewsbury, Director of Insights & Innovation at WRAP, Steve Morgan, Head of Policy and Infrastructure at Recoup Recycling, Robbie Staniforth, Innovation and Policy Director at Ecosurety, and Mike Baxter, External

Affairs Director at BERRY bpi group, for a panel session on Extended Producer Responsibility chaired by Packaging News editor Phil Chadwick

"The Environmental Packaging Summit has very quickly become a bellwether for both packaging professionals and brands alike," said McCaffery "This year's event takes place at a seminal moment for the sector It will, no doubt, help mobilise stakeholders with the ideas and agency to facilitate the ongoing transition

"The unpalatable fact is that the UK still produces too much waste, and we don't recycle enough The summit will allow leaders and key thinkers to focus on challenges requiring absolute collaboration

"For sustainability to be a truly commercial priority for corporations, including pipework Detailed information is also provided around installation, commissioning, maintenance, system management, and finally, legislation and standards

Companies can purchase the guide either as a PDF download or a hardwearing, bound copy for £14 95 (plus VAT and postage) directly from the BCAS website https://www bcas org uk/knowledgebase/best-practice aspx

For further information: enquiries@bcas.org.uk legislation must incentivise sustainable choices and de-incentivise unsustainable ones Governments worldwide have begun stepping up, enacting recycling claim standards, packaging bans and EPR laws. Progress is slow, but it's gaining momentum."

With the packaging industry at the centre of the sustainability debate, the Packaging News event represents a platform to discuss the latest innovations and services, explore pressing sustainability issues, and learn from industry leaders

The 50-minute session involving McCaffery is scheduled to take place on June 14 at 14:10, with tickets on sale now

For further information: info@ecoveritas.com