We are pleased to invite you to our EU Green Week partner event.
Deposit Return Systems | Delivering on Circularity Post-PPWR
After their recognition by the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), how to implement DRS to maximise their impact on waste collection, recycled content, and reuse? Join us to discuss how to best leverage DRS to reach packaging legislation goals, how to support their set-up, and whether DRS for single-use can facilitate achieving reuse targets.
Date: 02/06/2025
Time: 11:00 – 12:30, followed by a networking lunch
Location: Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union (Rue Belliard 41-43, Brussels, Belgium)
Program of the event
- 10:20 – 10:50 Security checks and registration
- 11:00 – 11:10 Opening by the hosts
- 11:10 – 11:30 Overview of the existing DRS landscape in Europe and its achievements
Clarissa Morawski, CEO and Co-Founder, Reloop
- 11:30 – 11:50 DRS delivering on the PPWR targets – policy perspective
Dr. Wolfgang Trunk, Team Leader, DG Environment (Unit B3)
- 11:50 – 12:10 National DRS perspective: Lithuania – a success case
Greta Česnaitytė, Chief Advisor, Waste Policy Group, Ministry of Environment, Lithuania
- 12:10 – 12:30 Successful design parameters of DRS and their adjustment to the local context
Raymond Gianotten, DRS consultant, OLHC
- 12:30 – 13:45 Conclusion and networking lunch
You can register for this event here. The deadline to RVSP is 29 May 2025 at noon at the latest.
About us
Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) has been the voice of natural mineral water and spring water since 1953, and today represents more than 500 producers who provide European consumers with healthy, natural and high-quality hydration. Pioneers in sustainable management, our members have a long tradition of working in partnership with local communities to safeguard the environment around water resources, and they are progressing towards full circularity for their packaging.