FINAL CONFERENCE
Conclusions from the design and testing of incentives to increase the collection of small WEEE and batteries
January 29, 2025
Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place, Rue Auguste Orts, Grand Place 3-7, 1000 Bruxelles
Please note that the registration is now closed for in-person attendance, but please contact us at minoodoost@spi.pt if you wish to attend.
ABOUT
Final Event of EU-Life-funded project- ECOSWEEE- focused on small and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) battery collection and recycling. This session will highlight the project’s achievements, discuss future advancements in battery recycling, and offer networking opportunities with industry professionals, academics, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
AGENDA
08:30
Registration and Coffee
09:00
Welcome by Project Coordinator
Lucía Herreras-Martínez, WEEE Forum
09:10
Keynote Address by DG Environment
Guillemette Vachey, European Commission
09:20
ECOSWEEE Achievements and Outcomes
- Design and Delivery of Pilots: Dimitris Kritikos, WEEE Forum
- Results and recommendations: Elise Vermeersch, UNITAR
10:10
Q&A session
10:20
Incentive Implementation Stories
- Financial Incentives: Dragoș Călugăru, Ecotic (Romania)
- Improving convenience: Simonetta Cota, ERION (Italy)
- Charity donation: Leo Donovan, WEEE Ireland (Ireland)
11:05
Q&A session
11:25
Coffee Break
11:45
Panel Discussion: Incentive schemes to encourage collection of small E-waste and Batteries
Moderator: Pascal Leroy, WEEE Forum
Guillemette Vachey, European Commission
Korrina Hegarty, APPLiA (Belgium)
Davide Rossi, AIRES (Italy)
René Eijsbouts, OPEN (Netherlands)
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:30
Replicability & Transferability workshop
13:30
The objectives of the Replicability & Transferability workshop
Elena D’Angelo, UNITAR
Session 1 – Replicability
Good practices from ECOSWEEE pilots and how the findings can be replicated in other countries.
Moderator: Lucía Herreras-Martínez, WEEE Forum
Speaker: Íris Gunnarsdóttir Úrvinnslusjóður, Icelandic Recycling Fund (Iceland)
Group Discussion
14:40
Session 2 – Transferability
How can the findings be transferred to other WEEE and waste streams: lessons from the field, e.g. plastics, textiles etc.
Moderator: Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, UNITAR
Speakers:
- Luis Moreno, ECOLEC (Spain)
- Luca Campadello, ERION (Italy)
Group Discussion
15:50
Conclusions
Pascal Leroy, WEEE Forum
16:00
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