About The Workshop

This workshop offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges posed by single-use-packaging in the take-away-sector – covering key materials such as plastic, bioplastic and paper. It presents reusable packaging as a sustainable solution, addressing essential aspects of the infrastructure, key stakeholders and hygiene. By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and tools to understand, analyze, and advocate for well-functioning reuse take-away-systems in their cities. They will also gain practical strategies to promote reuse at a municipal level, driving impactful and sustainable change.

What you'll gain from this workshop:

• Key Insights: Learn diverse strategies like tax on single use packaging (city of Tuebingen), PPWR reusable supply obligation to push reusables for take-away at a municipality level; Gain a solid understanding of the challenges of single-use packaging, the advantages of reuse, the necessary infrastructure and the key stakeholder involved for implementing reuse systems in cities.
  
• Practical Knowledge: Gain knowledge of best-practice examples of municipalities supporting reuse in their city through strategies like single-use-packaging tax (Tuebingen), reuse offer obligation of Germany, Reuse infrastructure Pilot in Berlin.
  
• Effective Advocacy Skills: Develop the ability to clearly explain the benefits of reusabl take-away solutions and confidently address common counter-arguments with facts and practical examples.
  
• Hands-On Learning: Engage with interactive exercises and real-life case studies to apply your knowledge in practice.