Julia Blees
Policy Director, European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC)
Julia Blees is Policy Director at EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries' Confederation. At EuRIC, Julia focusses on regulatory, policy as well as legal issues of importance for the recycling industry. She is a fully qualified lawyer in Germany and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from George Mason University in Virginia, USA. Prior to working at EuRIC, she worked at the World Bank's Legal Vice-Presidency as well as a Brussels-based consultancy advising multinational companies on environmental, health and safety (EHS) matters.
All Sessions by Julia Blees
Day 6 – April 20
April 20, 2023
9:30 am
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10:45 am
Recycling from the European Perspective
Meeting Room 205 A-C: Level 2
Track:
Markets and Global Trade 🛈Topics specific to products that come out of a recycling facility that can be sold as products or feedstock; ferrous metals; nonferrous metals (aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, tin, and precious metals); stainless steel and high-temperature alloys; plastics; recovered fiber (paper, corrugated, cartons); tires/rubber; electronics; glass; textiles; residential recyclers and materials recovery facilities; Basel Convention; OECD; import/export; and tariffs.
The rapidly changing regulatory, economic, and geo-political landscape in Europe has become a major source of concern for manufacturers and recyclers, both within the region and around the world. Our panel of experts will share their insights on the latest developments in Europe and the potential ramifications for recycling market participants going forward.