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Welcome to RPC Bites. Our aim in the next 2 minutes is to
provide you with a flavour of some key legal, regulatory and
commercial developments in the Food & Drink sector over the
last fortnight. with the occasional bit of industry gossip thrown
in for good measure. Enjoy!!
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Just two days ago, Marks & Spencer plc (M&S) initiated
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Kenya is progressively putting in place frameworks for spurring a circular economy for waste management. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Along with its devastating human and economic costs, the Covid-19 pandemic has put renewed focus on sustainability. The experience of mass human vulnerability to the accidents of nature has reminded us of the need to live in harmony with the natural environment if we are to survive.
The question, against the backdrop of severe economic damage caused by the pandemic, is how social partners can work together to build a better future. We have a chance to think anew about how to advance the prosperity of Africa by growing our economies inclusively while reducing the impact of packaging waste on the environment. A big part of the answer is to build a circular green economy that enables recycling and draws in the public and private sectors, communities, and other stakeholders in a collaborative effort.
Unpacking the Ellen MacArthur Foundationâs Universal Circular Economy Policy Goals
16 April 2021
In January this year, Ellen MacArthur Foundation published a set of Universal Circular Economy Policy Goals, with the aim of creating a common direction of travel in policy development for a faster transition to a circular economy. To find out what the goals mean for the packaging industry, we spoke with Carsten Wachholz, senior policy manager.
PE: Before we get into the guidelines themselves, Iâd like to put them into context. How would you assess the current state of the circular economy in the packaging industry as it stands?
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One of the most pressing challenges in achieving a circular economy for packaging is to improve the sorting of post-consumer waste by accurately identifying recyclable packaging, resulting in more efficient and higher-quality recycling. ‘The current low EU recycling rates are mainly related to lack of infrastructure/collection schemes and consumer participation, next to inefficient sorting,’ says Gian De Belder, technical director of packaging sustainability at Procter & Gamble. ‘We want to bring the solution for the latter.’
‘Effective sorting of waste is a barrier to wider recycling of packaging materials in Europe,’ agrees Silviu Popovici, CEO of PepsiCo Europe. ‘This industry-wide challenge can only be resolved by working together for a system-wide solution.’