The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has asked
their members for feedback on the Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and
Plastics) Bill 2019 as read by Australian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson for the second
time in Federal Parliament in September 2019. The WMRR intends to prepare a submission
as a response to the inquiry by the Environment and Communications Legislation
Committee which Committee has been given the task of inquiry and reporting to the
Senate.
The Bill will:
- Make the 2025 National Packaging Targets mandatory;
- Establish a mandatory Product Stewardship Scheme for manufacturers, importers
and distributors of consumer packaging and certain single-use plastics; and
- Prescribe targets, prohibitions, design requirements, labelling requirements, and
financial contributions in relation to the packaging and products identified under the
scheme.
The SPE: A-NZ Section has organised this seminar to provide an opportunity to its
stakeholders to discuss these proposed measures.
The Section aims in this way to contribute to the discussion of the proposed Bill and the forming
of opinion on the proposed measures. These measures would require significant change to
the Plastics Packaging Industry and could be a signal of potentially further extension to
measures affecting the Plastics Industry in general.
The presentations and discussions will be followed by a networking session with finger food
and drinks.
This seminar is in collaboration with WMRR.
Date/Time: Thursday, 10th October 2019, 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: Woodlands Golf Club, 109 White Street, Mordialloc, VIC 3195
Program:
5:30 pm 6:00 pm
Registration (Refreshments on arrival)
6:00 pm to 6:10 pm
Welcome
Han Michel, Event Coordinator, SPE: A-NZ Section
6:10 pm to 6:40 pm
Introduction to Product Stewardship
Russ Martin of MS2, Managing Director, Turramurra, NSW
This introduction will be followed by a number of short comments and views as presented
by the following industry stakeholders
6:40 pm to 7:00 pm
What are the 2025 targets? And “The Education Demands on Industry” to make them
work.
Ralph Moyle, AIP, Education Coordinator, Berwick, Vic
7.00 pm to 7.15 pm
Introduction views
Robert Dvorak, Visy Plastics, Plant Manager, Smithfield, NSW invited
7.15 pm to 7.30 pm
Introductory remarks
Kelvin Davies, Project Manager Australasia, Nextek, Bronte, NSW
7.30 pm to 7.45 pm
Break with drinks
7:45 pm to 8:20 pm
Panel moderated by Han Michel
Russ Martin, Ralph Moyle, Rob Dvorak, Kelvin Davies
8:20 pm to 8:30 pm
SPE announcements
Han Michel, Event Coordinator, SPE: A-NZ Section
8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Networking session with finger food and drinks
For more information contact Han Michel by email: hanmichel@bigpond.com or
mobile: 0416 168 255