7th European REUSE Conference

Brussels • September 2019

On September 24^th, Reloop – in association with the European Association of Beverage Wholesalers (CEGROBB), the Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthifle e.V.), and the Association of Small and Independent Breweries in Europe (S.I.B.) – hosted the 7^th European REUSE Conference. The aim of the conference was to examine how reuse systems can be successfully implemented and explore policies and opportunities to build new reusable packaging pooling platforms in Europe. Reloop’s CEO Clarissa Morawski spoke about the state of refillable bottles around the world, including a closer look at the data and trends in several countries. In addition to key notes by high-level representatives from the EU Commission, Parliament, and Council, the program included panel discussions on topics such as binding targets for reusable packaging and best practice cases of reuse and refillable systems in Europe.

Conference Materials 

• Invitation
• Agenda
• Press Release Reusable Award 2019

Presentations 

• Dr. Kurt Jäger, Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg: Optimizing reusable transport packaging in retail in Europe

 

• Clarissa Morawski, Reloop Platform: Global overview of refillable bottles – a closer look at the data and trends

 

• Jules Bailey, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative:DRS and Reusable Bottles in Oregon, USA – Oregon’s pioneering and privately-run DRS system

 

• Christoph Jäckle, Euroglas Verpackungsgesellschaft mbH: Kleine Halbe – the new standard bottle uniting tradition and modernity

 

• Christian Behmel, SuperDrecksKëscht®: Ecobox – saving resources with reusable food boxes in Luxembourg

 

• Maja Desgrées du Loû, European Commission:Reusable packaging: Existing EU rules on reuse, its calculation and reporting as well as EC’s current and future work on the reuse of packaging

 

• Barbara Metz, Environmental Action Germany (DUH): Lessons learned: The refillable quota in Germany

Event Photos 

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