PROGRAMME

Kiel 2019: A milestone for Zero Waste cities in Germany

The conference “Kiel 2019: A milestone for Zero Waste Cities” presents the Zero Waste strategies vision and implementation, through the most innovative and successful experiences at both the European and national level. It will cover overall Zero Waste strategies and waste prevention with families as well as decentralised composting, PAYT (Pay As You Throw) and reuse systems at the municipal level.

The conference will take place on March 29th from 9:00 to 17:30.

Day 1
29 Mar 2019

Welcome & Opening

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General Introduction
Esra Tat, Network & Development Coordinator, Zero Waste Europe
Presentation - Minutes in German

Background of Kiel on the way to Zero Waste City
Marie & Marc Delaperrière, Founders, Zero Waste Kiel e.V. and Zero Waste Germany
Presentation - Minutes in German

Welcome remark
Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, Lord Mayor, City of Kiel
Minutes in German
Dr. Ulf Kämpfer
Marc Delaperrière
Marie Delaperrière
Esra Tat

Keynote

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The state of Zero Waste in Europe and at the global level: turning utopia into reality
Joan Marc Simon, Executive Director, Zero Waste Europe
Presentation - Minutes in German

Joan Marc Simon

Implementing Zero Waste Strategies: the Municipalities journey to Zero Waste

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Moderator: Esra Tat, Network & Development Coordinator, Zero Waste Europe

How to design and implement a Zero Waste programme: Key learnings and achievements from across Europe
Enzo Favoino, Chair of Scientific Committee, Zero Waste Europe
Presentation - Minutes in German

Recorded: San Francisco: On the road to Zero Waste
Alexa Kielty, Zero Waste Specialist, SF Environment, City and County of San Francisco
Presentation - Video - Minutes in German

Kerbside collection, PAYT, Zero Waste Families: 3 key steps in the Capannori (Italy) Zero Waste programme implementation
Rossano Ercolini, President, Zero Waste Italy
Presentation - Minutes in German

How to make the world a better place for all?
Jože Gregorič, Project manager, Waste collection specialist, Snaga
Presentation - Minutes in German
Alexa Kielty
Rossano Ercolini
Esra Tat
Jože Gregorič
Enzo Favoino
11:45 - 12:10

Coffee Break

Zero Waste strategy fundamentals: it always starts with organic waste

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Moderator: Csilla Urbán, President, Humusz Waste Prevention Alliance

The importance of organic waste management to implement a Zero Waste programme - a comprehensive strategy
Enzo Favoino, Chair of the Scientific Committee, Zero Waste Europe
Presentation - Minutes in German

Decentralised and local composting models as an alternative to bio-waste management: from small communities to the Revitaliza Plan for the province of Pontevedra (Spain)
Ramón Plana, Consultant in Biological Treatments for Organic Wastes
Presentation - Minutes in German

Tackling bio-waste through decentralised composting: the case of Besancon (France)
Pierre Condamine, Waste Policy Officer, Zero Waste Europe
Presentation - Minutes in German
Csilla Urbán
Ramón Plana
Pierre Condamine
Enzo Favoino
13:10 - 14:25

Lunch Break

Waste prevention and reduction call for economic incentives

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Moderator: Ana Gutierrez Dewar, Policy Officer, Retorna

When is PAYT needed? Comparison of approaches and results across Europe, and the new concept of Know-As-You-Throw
Michele Giavini, ARS Ambiente srl & Waste4Think H2020 project
Presentation - Minutes in German

The singular use of environmental taxation for the achievement of municipal waste prevention and recycling targets in Catalonia. 15 years of experience (2004-2019)
Francesc Giró i Fontanals, Director of Strategic Planning, Waste Agency of Catalonia, Territories and Sustainability Department
Presentation - Minutes in German

Make Mehrweg great again!
Theodor Flammer, Director, Recircle
Presentation - Minutes in German

Financial measures to support the implementation of reusable coffee-to-go systems
Elena Schägg, Project Manager Circular Economy, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.
Presentation - Minutes in German
Ana Gutiérrez Dewar
Elena Schägg
Francesc Giró i Fontanals
Michele Giavini
Theodor Flammer
15:40 - 16:05

Coffee Break

Climbing the Zero Waste Hierarchy: Rethink, Redesign, Reduce and Reuse

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Moderator: Marc Sautelet, Project Manager, Zero Waste Belgium

Zero Waste: are we getting closer? Indicators and benchmarks for waste prevention
Dr. Henning Wilts, Director Circular Economy, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Presentation - Minutes in German

How cities can benefit from Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes to incentivise plastic-free initiatives
Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner
Presentation - Minutes in German

Zero Waste Roubaix: an ecological and economic challenge for the city
Alexandre Garcin, Deputy Mayor, in charge of Environment, Roubaix
Presentation - Minutes in German

Local Benefits of Repair & Reuse
Antigone Dalamaga, RREUSE President, Director, Ecological Recycling Society
Presentation - Minutes in German
Dr. Henning Wilts
Marc Sautelet
Antigone Dalamaga
Larissa Copello
Alexandre Garcin

Conclusion

Marc Delaperrière
Marie Delaperrière
Esra Tat
17:30

End of the Conference