PRIAevents is organizing the PRIA Environment Bulgaria Conference on April 19th 2022 , starting with 10 am, Bulgarian time, online – one of the most important platform of discussion on the most significant environmental issues in Bulgaria.
PRIAevents is renown as the leader business conferences in Romania and Republic of Moldova, and from this year in Bulgaria, organizing hundreds of conferences in these countries
This conference represents the reunion of companies, specialists and authorities involved in environmental protection in Bulgaria and Romania, Lithuania, Norway, Greece and Moldova, with the presence of 2 Environment Ministers – from Bulgaria and Romania, and 3 DRS experts from Lithuania, Norway and Greece.
For this edition of the Pria Environment Conference Bulgaria we bring together environmental companies, producers, retailers, packaging, technology for recycling, IT, lawyers, energy companies, top companies from each field of business and authorities, We will focus on debating key environmental issues such as: the stage of transposition of EU Directives, implementation of the deposit-return system (DRS), industry and the transition to a green economy, collection and recycling.
We are honored that Mrs. Alice NICHITA –President Romanian National Association for Soft Drinks will attend the PRIA Environment Bulgaria Conference on April 19th 2022.
PRIA Environment Bulgaria Conference on April 19th 2022:
– will have his own App that will allow participants to ask for each other’s contact details or to establish a meeting prior to 3 weeks before the event.
– will end with a networking session in other for companies in each country to establish even more connections.
We invite you to meet the most important people in the field, to participate in an interactive event, entering the dialogue, so that at the end of it we have concrete proposals and ideas, solutions for the implementation of SGR, to see how we can achieve collection targets , mainly how we can EU Directives be transposed into Bulgarian laws, as effectively as possible.
SPEAKERS that confirmed:
Borislav SANDOV – Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of
Environment and Water
Barna TÁNCZOS – Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Romania
Korneliya NINOVA – Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Industry and
Minister of Economy and Industry (*to be confirmed)
Jana VELICHKOVA – Executive Director, Bulgarian Soft Drinks Association
Dobri MITREV – President of BIA (Bulgarian Industrial Association)
Nikolay VALKANOV – Executive Director, Association for Modern Trade Bulgaria
(*to be confirmed)
Kjell Olav A. MALDUM – Managing Director – Infinitum AS Norway (DRS Norway)
Saulius GALADAUSKAS – Chairman of the Board of USAD (Deposit System
Administrator for one way packaging) / President of Lithuanian Brewers Association
Ermis PANAGIOTOPOULOS – Sustainability Director, Natural Mineral Waters
Europe
Doinița MIHAI – Vice President Public Affairs Eastern Europe South, TOMRA
Julia LEFERMAN – General Manager – Romanian Brewers Association
Alice NICHITA –President Romanian National Association for Soft Drinks
Ana Maria NISTOR –Associate, Grecu Lawyers
AGENDA
11.00 – 11.35 – Start Live Videoconferecne
11.35 – 13.30 – Online panel – How we can EU Directives be transposed into Bulgarian laws?
The stage of transposition of the European Directives on the environment Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on reducing the environmental impact of certain plastic products – EU ban on single-use plastic products whenever alternatives are available. How will companies align with the regulations that came into force last year? What steps should be taken this year?DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/852 amending Directive 94/62 / EC on packaging and packaging waste – eco-design of packaging. Prevent the production of packaging waste and promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of packaging waste instead of its final disposal, thus contributing to the transition to a circular economy.What is the stage of their transposition? Do other Directives need to be implemented in the future?
Depozit Return System(DRS) in Bulgaria
Deposit-return systems can be the most effective choice against environmental pollution and for material recovery. It achieves higher rates that any other system of oseparate collection of raw materials (90% on average, up to 97% in some countries like Germany or Norway). Because of that deposit-return systems are currently in high focus in Europe.
Norvegia, Lithuania, Germany, Sweeden have introduced a deposit system for single-use bottles. Other European countries are already taking steps to introduce such a system, including în France and Romania, the introduction is being discussed.
Trough 2019 EU Directive on Single Use Plastic the EU has also made a significant push towards the introduction of the DRS system in many European countries.
When will the SGR start in Bulgaria? How will the awareness campaign be conducted in terms of selective collection? How will the system be promoted and who will be involved?
How can producers and retailers collaborate in order to find the most efficient way of implementing the DRS system in Bulgaria?
What funds will the state allocate for this system and when is the Ministry of Environment planning to start to take actions towards it?
Waste collection and recycling How will the targets be met this year? What is the opinion of the business environment? What further action can the authorities take?The responsibility of the Bulgarian companies, of the population, of the associations of tenants / owners? How to raise awareness among companies and the public?What is the extended liability of the producer in the field of waste management?What can recycling and waste management companies do? What about local authorities? Introducing effective incentives for citizens to separate waste, including for example pay-as-you-throw schemesWhat is the role of apps and technology in general for greater transparency?
Energy for a greener country
How can energy be a drive to a more friendly environment in Bulgaria?
What are the state programs for that?
What did the companies invest for greener future?
13.30 – 14.00 – Q&A. Conclusions
PRIA Environment represents the reunion of companies, specialists and authorities involved in environmental protection in Bulgaria. At the PRIA Environment Bulgaria 2022 online conference you will benefit from learning about new legislation, high-level analysis and case studies. You will have the opportunity to interact with the most important speakers in the field but also to exchange opinions and experience with participants concerned with the same topics as you, to find out how legal advisers can help you, to see the opinions of associations and companies in your industry. Examples, case studies, and news will be real sources of learning and development for your business. You will reach over thousands of online attendees Make contacts and partnerships from Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Norway, Greece and Moldova. Discuss topics that you think are the important to be debated and see how the legislation can change and how can DRS system can be implemented in Bulgaria, after finding out during this conference about the examples in Lithuania, Norway, Greece and Romania. Speakers and the audience interact and can answer everyone’s questions in real time!