PROs and viable recyclers reliably providing recyclate to customers
Session 7: Tuesday 21st April 2026 | 2:30 – 3:30 pm AEST
Australia and New Zealand’s proximity to Asia has resulted in the majority plastic packaging and/or resin being imported as local recyclers struggle to compete with low-cost imports. Successive governments have offered grants for recycling infrastructure; however, this has not translated into reliable, at scale, onshore recycling, market demand, or long-term operating confidence.
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This webinar explores how nations with mandatory EPR keep recyclers viable, protect supply chain stability, and give brands confidence to use verified recycled material. We’ll hear from Czechia’s PRO, EkoKom, which has funded the national packaging system since founding in 1997, coordinating 22,000 producer customers, 6,600 councils, and 147 sorting facilities. EkoKom operates as a “market conductor”, backed by auditing and reporting to the national regulator. We’ll also hear the processor view from Mateo Packing, contracted within the system and selling pelletised product since 2006 into Czechia and Germany, including the role of traceability and accountability as import competition grows
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Speakers include
Zbyněk Kozel (CEO, EkoKom, Czechia) and Tadeas Hnatek (Mateo Packing, processor of C&I and post-consumer soft plastics).
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Click here to Register and click here to see the full series.
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The program is sponsored by SPSA on behalf of its leading member brands and proudly supported by APCO, Australasian Institute of Packaging, One Planet Consulting and The New Zealand Packaging Forum.
