Significant Update for All Packaging and Plastics
Thursday 29 June 2023 - Online
1pm to 2pm AEST
All members are encouraged to attend this webinar to hear about recent significant developments in packaging regulation that will impact all packaging types and all members. Last week, Federal and State Environment Ministers announced new plans for mandatory packaging design standards and targets, including recycled content. The Federal Government will shortly commence consultation on what the mandatory standards and targets should be and the timing for their implementation.
We will discuss the:
- Review of the packaging regulatory framework
- Anticipated consultation on the proposed mandatory design obligations
- Potential development of national kerbside collection standards,
- Potential minimum Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) standards (as prerequisites to developing packaging design standards), and
- Opportunities for contributing to the consultation
Director | Sustainability
Australian Food and Grocery Council
Barry Cosier has over 30 years’ experience in both the Resource Recovery Industry and the Food and Grocery Industry. Like many, he started his working career packing shelves in supermarkets while at university. Since then, he has worked for multinational grocery companies, was CEO of a privately owned Australian food manufacturing company, and represented small to medium enterprises on the Australian Food and Grocery Council board. Barry has been involved in Government working groups including the National Waste Policy Industry Panel, the Federal Food Waste Steering Committee, Victoria’s Infrastructure Resource Recovery & Recycling Advisory Group and several other packaging and recycling related working groups. He is currently the Director of Sustainability at the Australian Food and Grocery Council.