EUBP Talk #5: Bioplastics Recycling: From Innovation to Implementation in the PPWR Era
European Bioplastics invited key stakeholders to an EUBP Talk live in Brussels, a high-level exchange on the role of bioplastics recycling in the context of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). This concluding session of the EUBP Talk series was an official EU Green Week 2025 Partner Event.
The in-person event featured two dynamic panel discussions with leading experts from research, industry, and policy. Together, we explored how innovative recycling solutions for bioplastics can be scaled, regulated, and integrated into Europe’s circular economy.
3 June 2025 | 15:00–18:00 CEST | Avenue de Palmerston 3, 1000 Brussels
Followed by a networking reception at 18:00 CEST
Highlights:
- Cutting-edge insights from EU-funded innovation projects
- Practical and regulatory perspectives on industrial implementation
- Q&A sessions and interactive dialogue
- Networking reception with speakers and stakeholders
Programme Overview
Panel 1: From Project to Industrial Implementation | 15:05 – 16:40 CEST
Moderated by Lorette du Preez, Head of Sustainability Affairs, EUBP
Speakers:
- Javier Grau Forner, AIMPLAS – ReBioCycle
- Chrysanthi Argeiti, Agricultural University Athens – BioSupPack
- David Costa, GREENE – MoeBIOs
- Jan Pels, TORWASH – ReBioCycle
- Arno Cordes, ASA Spezialenzyme – MoeBIOs
- Fortunato Palma Esposito, Anton Dohrn Zoological Station
This session highlighted practical solutions and their readiness for market uptake, as well as key support needs for scale-up.
Coffee Break – 16:40–17:00 CEST
Panel 2: Bioplastics Recycling in the PPWR Era | 17:00 – 17:50 CEST
Moderated by Julie Pieters, EU Policy Affairs Manager, EUBP
Speakers:
- Carmen Michels, FKuR Kunststoff
- Maelenn Ravard, TotalEnergies Corbion
- Werner Bosmans, European Commission DG ENV
- Karin Molenveld, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research
- Geoffroy Delvinquier, Futerro – PROSPER
This panel assessed the regulatory and market frameworks needed to foster collaboration across the value chain and ensure system readiness for bioplastics recycling.
Closing Remarks – 17:50–18:00 CEST
by Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director, European Bioplastics
Networking Reception – from 18:00 CEST
