Webinar Series | Cooperation with the Informal Sector: Key Pillar to Successful EPR Implementation
Informal stakeholders play a vital role across the waste management chain, particularly in collection and recycling. As new regulations and systems such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) are introduced, it is essential to recognise and include these often vulnerable groups to ensure fair, effective, and sustainable outcomes.
The GAP for EPR webinar series explores how social inclusion can strengthen EPR systems. Bringing together diverse perspectives from experts and practitioners around the world, the series will examine practical actions, policies, and approaches that support equitable participation and shared benefits for all stakeholders, including informal waste workers and marginalised communities.
From January 2026, this series will explore the following key themes in concise 45-minute sessions:
- Strategies for involving informal and vulnerable groups in EPR schemes
- Best practices and innovative approaches to inclusive EPR policy design
- The role of social inclusion in effective waste management systems
To support comparison across countries and contexts, each session will also address:
- Legal considerations within the EPR framework
- Implementation options for Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs)
Session Schedule and Speakers
January
29 January 2026, 1PM CET
EPR without displacement: Strategies for a Just Transition in the Circular Economy
Yunus Environment Hub
Speaker: Christina Jäger
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February
9 February 2026, 9AM CET
Recognising and Integrating Malaysia’s Informal Recycling Sector: A Pillar for Effective EPR Implementation
PRO MAREA, Malaysia
Speaker: Roberto Benetello
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17 February, 9:30AM CET
Integrating the Informal Sector in Kenya with PAKPRO and CEJAD
Speakers: Mrs. Joyce Gachugi-Waweru, CEO PAKPRO & Griffins Ochieng, Co-Founder and Executive Director Kenya’s Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD)
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March and April
More webinars to be announced soon!
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The views and opinions expressed in this webinar do not necessarily reflect the positions of the core partners of GAP for EPR, nor of PREVENT Waste Alliance members or official policy positions of the international organisations and governments involved.