7th European Recycling Conference (ERC)

Join top-level speakers from both the industry and policy-making spheres, and connect with fellow industry leaders, market analysts and journalists.

EuRIC is putting a strong focus on networking opportunities. Be sure to arrive early to take full advantage of our networking sessions and get ready to celebrate with us.

Registrations, along with the draft agenda, will be shared soon! Spread the word with your network and join us this October as we shape the future of circularity in Europe and beyond.

Explore the critical role of recycled and other secondary raw materials in delivering on the EU’s Competitiveness Compass and Clean Industrial Deal objectives. The event will propose concrete incentives and solutions to accelerate the circular economy transition while boosting Europe’s industrial resilience and global competitiveness.

Key topics include:

• Integrating circularity into EU trade, energy, and competitiveness policies
• The potential of End-of-Waste criteria and the role of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes
• Navigating the post-Waste Shipment Regulation landscape
• Responding to supply chain volatility in a new era of global tariffs
• Preserving international trade flows of recycled materials
• The case for small-scale, strategic partnerships over trade barriers

Info: Dr. Alexander von Vogel, State Councillor for Energy, Ministry of the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Info: Olivier François, President of EuRIC

Info: Preserving EU competitiveness and global trade for recycled materials
amidst geopolitical uncertainties and energy shocks - Prof. Dr. Frank Pothen, Professor of Economics, University of Applied Sciences (Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule), Jena, Germany
- Jan Ceyssens, Deputy Head of Cabinet for Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience & Circular Economy - Murat Bayram, President, Verband Deutscher Metallhändler und
Recycler e.V.(VDM)
- Emily Sanchez, Chief Economist, Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) Moderated by: Susie Burrage, President, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)

Info: Tackling lithium battery fires in waste management facilities
- Federico Magalini, Director Electronics & Tech Industry, dss+
- Tammo Behrendt, Managing Director, Behrendt Recycling GmbH
- Dr.-Ing. Julia Hobohm, Chair, DGAW

Info: Establishing an EU single market and boosting demand for recycled materials
- Matthias Harms, CEO of Veolia Germany
- Mariska Boer, Corporate Communications Executive, Boer Group
- Pär Larshans, Sustainability Director, Ragn-Sells
- Katharina Schlegel, Council Director for Circularity and End-of-Life, Plastics Europe
- Florian Flachenecker, DG ENV, European Commission Moderated by Maria Vera Duran, Senior Technical Manager, EuRIC

Info: Enabling a circular automotive future
- Poul Steen Rasmussen, CEO, Genan
- Marta Roche Diéz, CLEPA
- European Commission Representative, (tbc)
- Tess Pozzi, Head of Public Affairs, Derichebourg Environnement
- Regina Kohlmeyer, German Environment Agency Moderated by Emmanuel Katrakis, Director of Institutional and Regulatory Affairs, Galloo

Info: Julia Ettinger, EuRIC Secretary General

Info: Jan Ceyssens, Deputy Head of Cabinet for Jessika Roswall, European
Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience & Circular Economy

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

east Hotel Hamburg, Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße 31, Hamburg, Germany