Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging Applications

Existing production and consumption patterns worldwide are mainly based on a linear commodity economy. Especially Single-Use Plastic ends up as waste after a short use with disastrous consequences for marine and terrestrial ecosystems. To change this, we need solutions that prevent single-use plastic from entering the market in the first place. But how to do this? What policy options exist and have proven effective to prevent single-use plastics? What are experiences of practitioners that are subject to those policies, and how do they implement them in their operations?

The first session of our dialogue series will discuss how to increase "Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging Applications". Focus will be on regulation, standards and business models that foster the utilization of recycled content in plastic packaging applications. The session will begin with a short introduction by Öko Institute, followed by presentations from practitioners from Europe and South-East Asia.  

The dialogue series is part of the project “Collaborative Action to Reduce Single-Use Plastic in South-East Asia (CAP SEA)”, which is part of a global project “Export Initiative for Green Technologies” commissioned by the German Ministry of the Environment (BMU). 

The event will take place mainly in English with simultaneous interpretation into Thai and Bahasa Indonesia.  

Listen to the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QpHbyWzOAM&t=6784s