Registration Information Please register your attendance firmly by 12 February 2015 by sending an e-mail to griessbaum@duh.de. Venue Alternatively, you can also send your completed registration form (see below) by fax to +49 30 2400867-19. Representation of the State of RhinelandPalatinate (Vertretung des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz) Participation in the event is free of charge. Large Hall 60, Avenue de Tervuren 1040 Brussels Registration U1, U3 Montgomery I would hereby like to register to attend the “Joint Action on Plastic Bags” conference on 17 February 2015 in Brussels. Title The conference is promoted by: Surname, Given name Institution Phone Pictures: p.1: Jürgen Fälchle/fotolia.de, misu/fotolia.de, Robert Kneschke/fotolia.de, p.2: original bag: rdnzl/fotolia.de; EU: artjazz/fotolia.de; p.3/4: DUH Email German Environmental Aid Place, date and signature I consent to have my name and email address made available to other participants in the form of an attendance list. Headquarters Berlin Contact Hackescher Markt 4 10178 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 30 24 00 86 7-0 Telefax: +49 (0) 30 24 00 86 7-19 Hanna Grießbaum Project Manager Circular Economy Phone: +49 (0) 30 2400867-45 Email: griessbaum@duh.de www.duh.de www.duh.de/eudialog.html European Dialogue Conference Joint Action on Plastic Bags 17 February 2015 | Brussels Background The German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe) has been committed for many years to reducing plastic bag consumption both in Germany and in Europe. The long-term fulfilment of the European targets for reducing plastic bags is a great challenge and requires – regardless of the implementation of policy – the willingness of all social groups to cooperate. However, in many places there is still great uncertainty about how the excessive consumption of plastic bags can be avoided. This requires a Europe-wide exchange and even better mutual understanding. The intention of our conference “Joint Action on Plastic Bags” is to show how NGOs and retailers can actively integrate consumers into a strategy to avoid the consumption of plastic bags. The aim is to present strategies and approaches to avoid the consumption of plastic bags, to initiate a trans-national stakeholder dialogue in Europe and to bring together players from trade enterprises and civil society. The conference is open to all interested stakeholders from business, civil society, politics and academia. Conference Program 9:15 am Registration & Welcome Coffee 9:30 am Opening remarks 1:45 pm Jean Clarke, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, Ireland Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. 9:40 am Keynote DG Environment (to be confirmed) 10:00 am 10:20 am 2:15 pm Plastic bags, enough is enough! Piotr Barczak, European Environmental Bureau (EEB) Plastic bags policies over Europe 2:45 pm Discussion 3:00 pm Plastic bag reduction: a retailer’s experience 11:00 am Coffee break 11:30 am Action and inaction on bags – experiences from the UK Tim Burns, Keep Britain Tidy 12:00 am N.N. European retailer’s perspective Eurocommerce (to be confirmed) Plastic bags: the symbol and the bigger picture – A Euro Coop’s perspective Rosita Zily, European Community of Consumer Cooperatives (Euro Coop) 12:30 am Discussion 12:45 am Lunch break Campaign to reduce plastic bags in Catalonia Marta Beltran, Fundació Prevenció Residus i Consum Gaëlle Haut, Surfrider Foundation 10:40 am Plastic bags – the Irish experience 3:30 pm European campaign: Ban the plastic bag Gaelle Haut, Surfrider Foundation 3:50 pm Discussion 4:00 pm Closing remarks Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. 4:05 pm Networking Coffee 4:30 pm End