Environmental Conference 2026

The only event of its kind in the environmental sector

20-21 May 2026, Grand Hotel Łódź

Check out the programme for the 2026 Environmental Conference!

On 20-21 May 2026 we see you in Lodz, at the Grand Hotel! This year's Interzero Environmental Conference will cover the most important and up-to-date topics related to legislation, environmental protection and ESG. During the event, we will delve into topics including: the circular economy, extended producer responsibility, textiles, the SUP directive, the deposit system and strategies to make businesses more circular.

Day I - 20 May 2026 (click to expand)

12:00-12:10

Welcoming of guests, opening of the conference

Agata Ryś, Interzero

12:10-12:40

From regulation to practice: how PPWR and ROP affect companies in Poland and the EU

Paweł Lesiak, Interzero

12:40-13:20

Subject soon

Speaker

13:20-13:40

New rules of the game for cross-border waste shipments

Przemyslaw Kurowicki

Panel discussion:

14:30-15:30

Packaging and packaging waste management of the future - are we capable of designing the perfect packaging?

Jakub Pawłowski

Journalist and publicist, moderator

15:30-15:50

Recycling versus wood from forests - real competition or market necessity?

Aleksander Majerz and Bogdan Warchoł, Woodeco

15:50-16:10

PPWR - revolution or evolution? New packaging regulations in the EU

Pawel Sosnowski, Interzero

16:10-16:25

Lunch break

Panel discussion:

16:25-17:25

The waste hierarchy in practice: PPWR from the perspective of producers, processors and consumers

Jakub Pawłowski

Journalist and publicist, moderator

Pawel Lesiak

Vice-President, Interzero

Patrycja Węcławowicz

Legal Counsel, Staniek&Partners

Piotr Mazurek

Closed-cycle economy expert, Lewiatan Confederation

17:25-17:40

Subject soon

Speaker

17:40-18:00

Openness as a basis for communication

Kamila Kalińczak

Day II - 21 May 2026 (click to expand)

09:30-09:50

E-waste, or the intersection of the digital and permanent worlds on the growing problem of waste

Łukasz Czarnowski, Interzero

09:50-10:10

Smart Waste Solutions

WS Sales Team Lead for the SEE Region, Interzero Croatia

10:10-10:30

The end of sending air? New regulations and the real reduction of empty space in e-commerce parcels

Jędrzej Przeździęk, Paxit.pl

10:30-10:50

DPP in action - from regulation to interoperability

Magdalena Fertsch-Ślęk, GS1

10:50-11:05

Coffee break

Panel discussion:

11:05-12:05

ROP for textiles - will new regulations change manufacturers' and consumers' attitudes to clothing.

Jakub Pawłowski

Journalist and publicist, moderator

Filip Piotrowski

GOZ expert, Baltic Sea Region Manager/Waste Free Oceans

Magdalena Fertsch-Ślęk

Senior Standards Implementation Specialist, GS1

12:05-12:25

Subject soon

Katarzyna Konwinska, Soda Stream

12:40-12:55

Coffee break

Panel discussion:

12:55-13:55

E-commerce in the face of the green transition: how will Polish and European environmental regulations change e-commerce in the coming years?

Jakub Pawłowski

Journalist and publicist, moderator

Mateusz Ostrowski

Content creator, lawyer

Łukasz Czarnowski

Director of Digitalisation, Interzero

Anna Bojja

Regulatory expert, Allegro

13:55-14:15

Recopet Project - How Italy is preparing for the introduction of the DRS (Deposit Return System)

IES & Consulting Sales Director, Interzero Italy

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Contact us

Patrycja Seweryn

Marketing specialist
Com: +48 532 750 749

Aleksandra Leśniak

Marketing and Environmental Education Team Leader
Com: +48 691 991 538

konferencja@interzero.pl