Joseph Dages
Joe is a lawyer serving companies in the food-contact material, chemical, food, dietary supplement, cosmetic, and drug industries. He counsels these companies on compliance with the pervasive regulatory schemes that apply to their products under federal and state law.
Thursday May 14
Joint Sustainability and Products Stewardship Council and International Affairs Council Program
Global EPR Compliance: Unpacking the Overlap Between the EU's PPWR and California's SB 54
For companies operating across multiple jurisdictions, changes made to meet one set of requirements can have unintended impacts elsewhere, or lead to opportunities to streamline. This session will examine areas where the EU’s 2024 Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, SB 54, align and differ. The session will also cover how stronger data management can simplify compliance across jurisdictions, providing attendees with practical strategies for centralizing packaging data, improving reporting readiness, and building scalable compliance processes that can keep pace with expanding regulations.
Speakers:
Joseph Dages, Partner, Steptoe
Tina Nguyen, Business Development Manager, RLG