Summer 2022
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
Despite the challenging historical and political times we are currently experiencing, EXPRA is still united and fully committed to promoting EPR as the most crucial and widely recognised tool for encouraging more sustainable product design and promoting circularity, especially in light of the enormous workload that is progressing at a rapid pace across Europe.
EXPRA news
Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, May 4-5, Brussels
EXPRA collaborated with Informa to organise the EPR Toolkit Workshop and to support the Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, held from 2 to 5 May 2022, in Brussels, where the presence of many EXPRA members (CONAI, Fost Plus, EKOPAK d.o.o., Svenskt...
EPR Toolkit Workshop, May 3, Brussels
The "EPR Toolkit" workshop, which served as a pre-conference event, was held on May 3 with the aim of addressing the current hot and challenging themes pertaining to the growing need for unified EPR requirements and regulations. Ms Monika Romenska, Regulatory and...
NERF & UNEP LAUNCH WEBINAR ON A GLOBAL EPR PROJECT TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE POLLUTION
Mr Joachim Quoden, Managing Director of EXPRA, was invited by UNEP to moderate the panel discussion: 'Understanding the opportunities, barriers, and lessons learned from the perspectives of governments and business', in conjunction with the launch of UNEP's new...
EXPRA KEY EVENTS 2022/2023
In April 2023, the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance will celebrate its 10th Anniversary✨.10 years in which our EXPRA family has expanded to now include 30 organisations joining the alliance worldwide. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss future...
Upcoming events
Upcoming events with EXPRA participation
Upcoming events, where EXPRA Management and representatives are participating/presenting. 21-22 September, 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Circular Economy Conference 21-23 September, 2022 Singapore, Singapore ISWA World Congress 2022 26-27 September, 2022 Brussels,...
News updates
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Hosted by the UN Environment Programme, the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) brought together representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders to agree on policies to address the...
Waste Framework Directive (WFD) Revision
In May 2022, the European Commission published public consultation on the proposed changes to the key environmental regulations for the EU. The most recent in a series of initiatives the Commission is doing to enhance and modernize environmental legislation in the...
The legislative proposal of the PPWD (July 2022)
A milestone in the EU's approach to meeting the environmental challenges we are facing is the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). The revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), initially scheduled for July 2022, has...
Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
From 1 July 2022, the Czech Republic holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The role of the Council Presidency is to set the agenda and priorities of the Council of the EU, lead its meetings, broker compromise between the interests of individual...
News from members
NEWS FROM FOSTPLUS (BELGIUM): A NEW MEASURING METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE RECYCLING FIGURES
In 2021, Fost Plus recycled 89.9% of the household packaging put on the market by its members. These figures were calculated on the basis of a new and more stringent measuring methodology. We explain why this is an improvement and where the discrepancy...
NEWS FROM ECOPACK (BULGARIA): ORGANIZATION OF GLASS COLLECTION – FREE ICE SKATING
Close to 2 tonnes of glass packaging was collected during the campaign of Ecopack and Ice rink “Yunak” named RE-sport: Glass for skating.In one cold day in end-January, every person who brought 5 kg of glass received a free ice-skating ride. The most active...
NEWS FROM EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA): NEW GLASS PACKAGING PROJECT
As part of the regional project "Management of glass packaging in the Western Balkans" implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bihać, Novi Travnik, Konjic and Ilidža, a total of more than 150 tons of glass packaging was handed over for recycling, which is 27% more...
NEWS FROM ECOEMBES (SPAIN): LIBERA PROJECT
LIBERA, the environmental project by SEO/BirdLife in alliance with Ecoembes which involves more than 1900 organisations throughout Spain, continues fostering its growth through different events linked to its focus of action. In the field of knowledge and regarding...
NEWS FROM CONAI (ITALY) : GENERAL PLAN 2022
Milan, 4 July 2022 - In 2021 Italy sent 73.3% of the packaging placed on the market for recycling: 10 million 550 thousand tonnes. A slightly higher percentage compared to the record of 2020, when a recycling start-up level of close to 73% was reached, and a result...
