NAVIGATING THE GREEN HORIZON: INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLVING EU PLASTIC LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HYGIENE INDUSTRY

Mariagiovanna Vetere, VP-Sustainability & Public Affairs, NatureWorks

Wednesday  |  June 12  |  11:00 am EDT

In 2019 the European Union launched the so called “Green Deal”, a framework of innovative and ambitious legislative initiatives targeting climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity, food safety and plastic pollution. The EU Commission published the Plastic Strategy, a set of proposals targeting the use and dispose of plastic-based items. We will learn how the new plastic legislation is developing, with particular focus on the Policy Framework for biobased and biodegradable plastics, the Single Use Plastic Directive and draft Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation with its possible impacts on the hygiene business.