PPP x PCS Conference

The SMF’s Packaging Partnership Programme (PPP) held a joint conference with the SMF’s Packaging Council of Singapore (PCS) Industry Group on 7 October 2022.

Themed “Moving Towards Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging”, the PPP x PCS Conference 2022 was graced by Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment & Transport Dr Amy Khor as the Guest-of-Honour.

Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment & Transport Dr Amy Khor was the Guest-of-Honour for the PPP x PCS Conference 2022.

Industry experts from organisations such as the National Environment Agency (NEA), the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), Creativeans, Toyo Ink in Japanand IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet shared their knowledge on sustainable packaging practices and the Extended Producer Responsibility approach for packaging waste management.

The Conference also saw the launch of a new Technical Reference (TR) for sustainable packaging practices, TR 109 on Sustainable Packaging Guiding Framework and Practices.

Technical Reference 109 on Sustainable Packaging Guiding Framework and Practices

Technical Reference (TR) 109 specifies guidelines, criteria, and best practices in implementing the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) for business-to-business and business-to-consumer packaging, taking into consideration practices that are sustainable in Singapore’s context.

TR 109 will be available for purchase at the Singapore Standards e-shop at www.singaporestandardseshop.sg towards the end of January 2023.

The PPP will be conducting workshops on TR 109. Do keep a look out for them!