Navigating the Future of Plastic Packaging in Food Retail

WORKSHOP

Plastic Packaging in Food Retail: Legislation, Innovation & Sustainability

This event will be held in English

Join us for an exclusive webinar on Plastic Packaging in Food Retail, designed for food and grocery store managers, retail professionals, and packaging companies, where we’ll explore the latest EU legislation on plastic recycling and sustainable packaging, the growing role of bioplastics and their certification standards, the transition towards 100% recyclable packaging in the Swedish food retail sector, and Challenges for SMEs with new EU legislation for packaging and waste. This session will provide actionable insights into compliance, innovation, and transitioning toward eco-friendly packaging solutions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

AGENDA

09.30

Introduction of Sustainable Business Hub, Retail Relooped and the project Circular Ocean-bound Plastic

Deepshikha Singhania and Jenny Bengtsson, Sustainable Business Hub, Sweden

09.45

EU legislation concerning standards for plastic recycling aimed at achieving sustainable packaging

Rimantas Damanskis, MB Ateities ekosistemos, Lithuania

10.00

Bioplastics and its certification

Wojciech Pawlikowski, Noweko Ltd, Poland

10.15

Challenges for SMEs with new EU legislation for packaging and waste

Rikke Halkjær Kristensen, Retur, Denmark

10.30

Swedish food retail sector – transition towards 100% recyclable packaging

Filip Ekander, Svensk Dagligvaruhandel, Sweden

10.45-11.00

QAs Session and Final Wrap up

The workshop is arranged within the project Retail Relooped which is partly financed by Interreg South Baltic.