Seven bills for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on packaging have now passed in the U.S, and the framework is no longer hypothetical. Producers are being asked to navigate a patchwork of requirements that vary state by state, and join collective producer responsibility organisations to fund the end-of-life management of their packaging. This session cuts through the complexity, looking the role do actors across the value chain play to make EPR systems work, and where the gap between regulatory ambition and market reality is more evident.
- How to stay on top of requirements: Fee structures, eco-modulation, covered product definitions make EPR compliance very technical. With inconsistencies in how the this is implemented across jurisdictions, how are businesses getting on top of requirements without drowning in complexity?
- Infrastructure for compliance: EPR programmes assume recycling collection, sortation and end markets are there to absorb what producers put into the system. In many cases, they aren’t yet. How do businesses plan around an infrastructure gap that isn’t only theirs to solve, but is theirs to navigate?
- From cost center to strategic lever: EPR compliance carries real financial exposure, particularly for difficult-to-recycle materials and formats. How are businesses are getting ahead of fee increases through smarter packaging design?
What to expect from this type of session...
Main stage sessions, but not as you know them. Because we’re off-the-record, leading experts can speak candidly about their experience with what works, and what doesn’t. At least half the session is dedicated to audience insights and questions to ensure we tackle the big issues head on.
