Workshop | Packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse standards
Standards will play an essential role in implementing the EU's new packaging rules. Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from experts about best practices and recent developments, as we discuss solutions for packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse.
2 October 2025 | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST
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The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces measures for waste prevention including obligations to minimise packaging and increase/improve access to reuse and refill options.
Standards will play an essential role in implementing the goals of the PPWR, such as establishing measurements for minimising packaging, as well as requirements for refillable and reusable packaging.
Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from experts about best practices and recent developments as we discuss solutions for packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse.
Register today
Agenda
Subject to change
Moderator: Martina Forbicini, Programme Officer – ECOS
14:30 | Welcome and introduction
14:35 | The PPWR standardisation context and latest developments
- Fanny Rateau, Senior Programme Manager – ECOS
14:45 | Standardisation on packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse
Real-life recommendations
Packaging waste minimisation, refill and reuse for food contact packaging – latest research and scientific recommendations.
- Justin Boucher, Operations Director – Food Packaging Forum Foundation
Practical recommendations to promote the deployment of reusable packaging in standardisation.
- Iara Beekma, Head of Business Development – New Reuse Alliance
The international standardisation experience in ASTM – how can the international standards enable an effective development of robust reuse systems?
- Claudette Juska, Co-founder & Technical Director – The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse (PR3)
15:30 | The European Standardisation System process and how civil society can be included.
- Amina Aissani, Senior Programme Manager, Standardisation – ECOS
15:45 | Exchange and Q&A
Best practices – how standardisation can support packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse
15:55 | Closing remarks & next steps
16:00 | END
ECOS gratefully acknowledges financial support from Plastic Solutions Fund and the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund, supporting our work to prevent and reduce plastic consumption and pollution, through improved reuse and refill.
Views and opinions expressed belong to the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of our funding partners, who cannot be held responsible for them.
