Ahead of its first Day Conference of 2022 , GIMA has revealed more details about what attendees can carry to learn during the one - day event focalize on Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations ( EPR ) .
Taking position on February 17th at Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire , the packed schedule will look at the EPR regularization changes that are set to come into effect in 2023 . These changes will see any businesses that turn over more than £ 1million , or do by more than 25 tonne of publicity annually , become responsible for the full cost of managing all packaging they place into the market .
Kickstarting the day will be Josh Remi , Commercial Manager at Ecoveritas . Josh ’s session will excuse how and why the new Extended Producer Responsibility regulations are being enclose , outline which business will be capable to new obligation and give more details regarding the expected gauge costs .
Josh will be fall out by Tim Hayne , Head of Marketing at Wessex Packaging , who will be bring home the bacon a quick overview of the approaching Plastic Packaging Tax being introduced by the government in April 2022 .
After Tim there is set up to be an illuminating panel debate which will focus on the fees that will become payable under the new EPR . This session will invite debate about the impact of packaging types and potential change that are potential to directly affect costs under EPR , covering a range of topics , include : ‘ Choosing reclaimable materials ’ , ‘ contaminant issues in horticultural products ’ , ‘ Flexible promotional material recycling rate ’ , ‘ handle compostables in the scheme ’ and ‘ Commercial , industrial & transit packaging ’ .
Joining the panel will be a range of industry expert and suppliers who have all already encountered challenges and/or developed products and strategies that will touch their fee under EPR . bet out for perceptiveness from Jane Hartley , Marketing Manager , Evergreen Garden Care ; Nick Mathias , Managing Director , Floramedia ; Sam Marriage , Managing Director , WHM Pet Group ; Tim Hayne from Wessex Packaging ; Tom Mason , Innovation Manager , Flexipol Packaging ; George Atkinson , Policy Manager , Valpak ; and Josh Remi , Commercial Manager Ecoveritas .
tattle ahead of the 24-hour interval , GIMA Director , Vicky Nuttall , say : “ Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations are a complex and daunting prospect , so with this late GIMA Day Conference we go for to switch off through some of the disturbance and branch delegate with the confidence to move ahead with the changes in the twelvemonth ahead . A huge thank you must go to our squad of expert who will be join us on the day to partake their insight , experience and knowledge . It is much appreciated . ”
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