The EPPIC Sustainable Packaging Helpdesk, hosted by Searious Business, provides practical advice and solutions for businesses in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa aiming to reduce plastic waste and embrace reusable packaging.

? What can we help with?
Expert advice on packaging design and material choices
Tailored solutions to make reusable packaging work for your business
Guidance on circular business models and sustainable practices

? How it works:
✅ Free registration – No cost to access expert help
✅ Quick responses – Email us and we’ll get back to you ASAP
✅ Optional video calls – For in-depth problem-solving with our experts
✅ Online training workshops – Coming in 2025, with general and focused reuse sessions for stakeholders across industries – see website for details.

? Join the movement to fight plastic pollution and build sustainable systems!
To register: https://www.seariousbusiness.com/eppic#helpdesk

#EPPIC_Plastics #EPPIC_Business #endplasticpollution #circulareconomy #reusablepackaging #sustainablepackaging

?⏱️Last chance to register for the Costa Rica/ Guatemala Circular Packaging and Reuse Training Workshop! ⏱️?

Are you a medium or small business owner in the packaging, food, retail or logistics industry? We're excited to announce our series of FREE interactive online workshops on circular packaging and reuse hosted by
Searious Business on behalf of EPPIC (End Plastic Pollution International Collaboration)

?Starting in Costa Rica and Guatemala on January 16th, 2025!

? What to Expect:
Learn about the Circular Economy and opportunities for reducing plastics and packaging.
Explore different reuse systems and how legislation could affect your business.
Gain insights on making reusable packaging work in practice, including barriers, levers, and critical success factors.

More countries to follow! See www.seariousbusiness.com/eppic

If you are a small or medium business owner from Costa Rica or Guatemala, don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your business with profitable and sustainable packaging models! Sign up now and learn how you can be part of the change.

Teams ? https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b1d10d8c-ae67-4e13-9775-dd69c9…

(In English with Spanish translation)

#EPPIC_Plastics #EPPIC_Business #endplasticpollution #circulareconomy #reusablepackaging

As the world faces mounting environmental challenges — from climate change to biodiversity loss — the Circular Economy offers a transformative solution. It moves beyond the traditional “take-make-waste” model by decoupling economic growth from finite resource consumption. This systemic shift not only supports sustainable economic development but also addresses pressing issues like waste, pollution, and resource management.

Sharing this Circular Economy Data Room prepared by ADB, where you can access upcoming webinars, key documents, and tools like ADB’s Circular Economy Toolkit, designed to help integrate these concepts into practical, impactful projects.

? How do you see the Circular Economy reshaping sustainable development in your country? What opportunities do you see for investment and innovation in your sector?

Hello!

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is participating in Session 2 of COBSEA's side event tomorrow at INC-5 in Busan, Republic of Korea. The event focuses on collaborative action to address marine plastic pollution, while the session specifically looks into the challenges and opportunities for ocean governance. To learn more about the event, please visit: https://www.unep.org/cobsea/events/workshop/inc-5-side-event-collaborat…

As for ADB's participation at INC-5, more information here: https://events.development.asia/learning-events/adb-participation-fifth…

Help us define, measure and reach a Nature Positive Economy!

As part of the HORIZON project GoNaturePositive! we are bringing clarity to the concept of a "nature positive economy", how to measure it and how to get there. We have our first proposal for this ready and invite all experts, practitioners and generally interested people to give their opinion and share their insights in our public consultation. Share your feedback until the end of november through the website. Scroll a bit down and you'll find the survey link and our concept note in different forms, from lenghty deep-dive to a one pager with 5 key messages!

Thank you and for more info, don't hesitate to contact me!
All the best,

Jomme Desair
Researcher at Research Insitute for Nature and Forest
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jomme-desair/

Hi everyone,

Please forgive me if this is not the right means to post, but I am a master's student seeking research survey participants for my thesis on the state of social sustainability and its challenges in the tech/software and manufacturing industries. I am looking for professionals in these sectors to fill out my survey, which should take 6-8 minutes. All responses are voluntary and anonymous. Thank you very much for your feedback and your time!

Join us on Thursday, 11/7 for a 1.5 hour webinar focused on the issues surrounding end-of-life management of pyrotechnic marine flares and boat wrap, and solutions including legislation that passed or was introduced in 2024. Hosted by the Stewardship Action Foundation and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, webinar speakers include legislators, advocates, state regulators, and local governments.

Our Speakers:
Catherine Blakespear was elected in 2022 as the CA state senator for the 38th District, representing coastal northern San Diego and southern Orange Counties. Senator Blakespear sits on the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and Budget Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy. She was previously the Mayor of Encinitas, and having represented coastal communities during her political career, she has vested interest in protecting her constituents and the ocean they love.

In Representative Larry Kraft’s first term in the legislature (2023-24 session), he authored 27 bills, including innovative, first-in-the-nation legislation on climate and environmental issues. Although many of his bills dealt with other issues – including mental health care, transportation, housing, and voter pre-registration – climate policy is the reason that he is in the legislature. As his kids were growing up, he became increasingly concerned about how climate change is impacting the future. Now, as an elected official, he is a believer in asking lots of questions, gathering input from all stakeholders, and working to build consensus.

With over 34 years experience being a leader in the solid waste industry, Heidi Sanborn is the nation's foremost expert on producer responsibility and product stewardship and the founding Director of the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC). She has led the way organizing local governments to ensure product producers have a fair share of the responsibility for the end of life impacts and costs of their products. She has sponsored, crafted, passed and implemented more Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) local and state legislation than in any other person in the US. Bills passed in CA alone include paint, mercury thermostats, carpet, pharmaceuticals and sharps, and packaging.

Annika Bergen (she/her) is the Product Stewardship Policy Specialist at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Annika also serves on the Board of Directors for Reuse Minnesota, a member-based nonprofit advancing resale, rental, and repair efforts statewide through education, promotion, and advocacy. She has been the Board President for the past two years.

Leslie is the Executive Director of Zero Waste Sonoma, a co-sponsor with NSAC of SB 1066, the nation’s first marine flare EPR bill which made it to Governor Newsom only losing two votes but it was vetoed. Leslie has worked over 20 years in solid waste and resource management industry and, prior to this position, was the Director of Zero Waste at SCS Engineers, a solid waste, recycling and organics management consulting firm, for 13 years. Leslie has spent her career designing and implementing comprehensive sustainability and zero waste programs for large institutions, public agencies, venues, and events.

Raj Bagaria is the Managing Director of GDB Circular Holdings, a subsidiary of global recycling group GDB International. Raj oversees GDB’s expansion of clean-tech recycling operations in over 15 facilities across. These custom recycling services for post-consumer plastics include collection, sorting, shredding and grinding, optical sorting, washing, and PCR production. Raj also serves as the Member Secretary of the ReMa’s Plastic Division. Prior to joining GDB , Raj was an associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and an analyst at Closed Loop Partners.

REGISTER HERE!
Cost: $150, FREE for SAF & NSAC funders, legislative staff, media, and collaborating NGOs. If applicable, please email [email protected] for discount code.