Programme

    9:30 - 9:45 Introductory greetings Mag. Sonja Šmuc – General Manager, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
    Mag. Andrej Vizjak – Minister, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
    9:45 - 10:05 Slashing Plastic Pollution and Breaking Away from a Throwaway Society:
    Turning Science into Policy & Actions         		Dr. Thomais Vlachogianni – MIO-ECSDE, Athens, Greece
    10:05 - 10:25 Consumer’s and legal demand on single-use plastic packaging development Dr. Ulrike-Maria Gelbmann– University of Graz, Austria
    10:25 - 10:35 Overview of SUPD legislative framework Tina Ajdič – ADS Insight, Brussels, Europe 
    10:35 - 10:45 Maximization of reuse and recycling – European deposit systems as a tool for combating the single use plastic challenge Anna Larsson – Reloop Europe, Brussels, Belgium
    10:45 - 10:55 Reduction of littering through the implementation of circular models for one way and refillable beverage containers – best practice from Lithuania Saulius Galadauskas - Lithuanian Brewers Association  
    10:55 - 11:05 Q & A
    11:05 - 11:25 PLASTIC QUIZ Andreja Palatinus – Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije
    11:25 - 11:45 COFFEE BREAK
    11:45 - 11:55 Research and good practice examples in the field of thermoplastic bio composites development and usage in Slovenia Maja Mešl – Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenia   
    11:55 - 12:05 How to set up a package free shop and what to consider when founding a sustainable business 
    		 Sarah Reindl – Dekagram, Austria (tbc)
    12:05 - 12:25 Glocal Gourmet Perla experiences Martin Šabec - Perla, Hit Group, Slovenia
    12:25 - 12:45 Overarching view on sustainability in Radenska ADRIATIC
    		 Marián Šefčovič - Radenska ADRIATIC Radenska d.o.o., Radenci Slovenia
    12:45 - 13:00 Q & A AND ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS DAY’S CONCLUSIONS
    13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
    14:00 - 15:00 Workshop
    “Challenges of the circular economy - cooperation of companies and research organizations”
    (in English language)

     

    The organizer reserves the right to change the program.

     

    WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION


    »Challenges of the circular economy - cooperation of companies and research organizations«

    The circular economy (with a number of new directives) poses new challenges for companies. More attention than before will need to be paid to the use of recycled or reprocessed materials. The workshop is intended to connect companies and research organizations.