James Beard, Head of Voluntary Compliance at Valpak, has been appointed to PackUK’s Technical Advisory Committee.
Commenting, Beard said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to PackUK’s Technical Advisory Committee – one of the three Recycling Assessment Methodology (RAM) advisory groups tasked with guiding the implementation of one of the cornerstones of the revised EPR framework.
“I am grateful that PackUK has recognised the expertise I’ve built over my many years at Valpak in producer responsibility and recycling, especially around data, recycling performance and EPR systems. I would like to congratulate all the other appointees to the various advisory committees; it is a strong cohort and I know that, like me, all are clearly keen to get stuck in and add value to the process over the coming years. I’m looking forward to working together with industry to support these important reforms across the packaging sector.”
The RAM TAC will meet quarterly. As well as providing technical advice on packaging sustainability, it will support PackUK to deliver iterations of the RAM which both reflect recyclability and consider different bases of assessment. It will also ensure that the advice that the PackUK Scheme Administrator (SA) receives regarding packaging recyclability and other environmental characteristics is up to date and reflects trends and innovations. The RAM TAC will also assess selected technical queries and issues relating to packaging materials and advise the SA of the outcome of their technical assessment.