On Wednesday, 3 June, the AFGC is hosting a webinar to provide full members with an update on current community expectations and government activity in relation to packaging, recycling and plastics.

With increasing community and government focus on packaging from TV documentaries, the National Plastics Summit in March, the Product Stewardship Act Review and the NSW Government currently considering the implementation of extended producer responsibility schemes and mandating 30% recycled content on all plastic packaging, we recommend all members attend to be fully informed on this topic, which has the potential to impact all brand owners.

The AFGC will provide members with an overview of international and domestic government(s) focus on potential packaging regulations.

DATE:            Wednesday, 3 June 2020 TIME:             3.00 – 4.00pm AEST   THIS IS A FULL MEMBER EVENT ONLY

SPEAKER

Barry Cosier, Director Sustainability, AFGC Barry Cosier has over 30 years’ experience in both the Resource Recovery Industry and in 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.He then moved in to the Resource Recovery Industry and was involved in Council Contracts, collections, MRF processing and was a member of the NSW EPA Industry advisory panel for the China Sword Taskforce.He is currently the Director of Sustainability at the Australian Food and Grocery Council, a member of the National Waste Policy Industry Panel, the Federal Food Waste Steering Committee and a participant in the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre….and about another 10 packaging related working groups.

Participants will be provided Zoom meeting details on completion of registration.