Bahar Koyuncu

As a Senior Policy Officer at EMF, I leverage my 17 years of experience in R&D, packaging design and sustainability policy to advance the circular economy agenda for plastics and packaging. Prior to joining EMF, I worked at Procter& Gamble as a Senior Scientist, at A.I.S.E (the International Association for Detergents and Maintenance Products) and  have been an expert evaluator for the European Research Executive Agency to evaluate Horizon 2020 projects. I hold a double majör in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from METU and strongly believe in the role science and multistakeholder collaboration plays to transition to a circular economy.

Summary

Presentation Title: A Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging

The Global Commitment, launched in 2018 by the Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme has mobilised over 1,000 organisations behind a common vision and aligned 2025 targets, underpinned by common metrics and definitions. Despite concerted and ambitious industry initiatives, such as the Global Commitment, the world is off track to eliminate plastic waste and pollution — with scaling reuse being identified as one of the key pivotal hurdles to overcome. Moving from single-use to reuse models presents one of the biggest opportunities to reduce plastic pollution and significantly reducing virgin material use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and water consumption.

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