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Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Conference on "Promoting Best Practices on Economic Instruments in Waste Management and the Circular Economy"
The Institute for Circular Economy and Climate of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) organized a half day conference entitled: "Promoting Best Practices on Economic Instruments in Waste Management and the Circular Economy", held on June 11, 2025, from 10:00 - 15:00, at EPLO Athens, as part of the EU Green Week.
The event focused on building capacity and showcasing good practices in the use of economic instruments to support sustainable waste management, extended producer responsibility, and Greece’s circular economy strategy, aligned with the EU waste hierarchy.
Main speakers of the event:
- Mr Konstantinos Aravosis - Vice President of the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY), President of the Waste Sector
- Mr Kostas Bakoyannis – f. Mayor of Athens
- Dr. Dionysis Bountouvas,CEO COMBATT
- Mr. Manolis Grafakos - Secretary-General for Waste Management Coordination at the Ministry of Environment and Energy
- Mr Nikos Farantouris - Business Unit Packaging Recovery Manager,Coca-Cola HBC, HoReCa Business Development Director Coca-Cola HBC Coca-Cola Hellas
- Mr. Thanasis Gioses, Country Sales Manager TOMRA Collection Greece
- Mr Grigoris Konstantellos - Mayor of Vari, Voula, Vouliagmeny, Vise President of Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
- Mr George Konstantinopoulos, attorney at law, head of legal affairs of ECOCITY
- Prof. Maria Loizidou, NTUA
- Mr. Υannis Tzortzis, Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy, and Water (RAAEY)
- Dr Alexandra Togia, CEO Hellenic Recycling Agency (EOAN)
- Dr. Efi Tritopoulou, NTUA Researcher, Director General Filtra, President of EDEM Women Engineers Association
- Dr Adamantios Skordilis, Founder CIS
The event was in Greek and featured participants from the Ministry of Environment and Energy, EOAN, local authorities, the business community, academia, media, and civil society.
It was recorded and is available on the EPLO website and YouTube channel.

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- Entities
- European Law & Governance School
- Academy of European Public Law
- Academy for Transparency and Human Rights
- European Institute of Management and Governance
- Institute for Justice and Growth (IJG)
- Training Institute for Law & Governance
- Institute for Humanities and Culture - Nicos Svoronos
- Institute for the Mediterranean
- Institute for Regulatory Innovation, Delivery and Effectiveness (IRIDE)
- Brčko National School of Public Administration (BNSPA)
- The Institute for Privacy Law, Data Protection and Technology (IPL)
- Institute for Sustainable Development
- Circular Economy and Climate Institute
- Institute for Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation (ΙPRI)
- Tax and Accounting Academy
- Institute on Crime & Criminal Justice (ICCJ)
- Center for Gender and Equality Policy Studies (CEGEPS)
- REI - Regional Environmental Institute
- Institute for Global Health Emergencies Response (IGHER)
- Institute for Transparency & Fundamental Rights
- Institute of Sustainable Water Management and Water Law
- European Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice System
- Institute of Global Rule of Law
- Mediterranean Migration and Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA)
- Institute for Higher Education, Law & Governance (IHELG)
- European Institute for the Study of Chinese Law Governance and Civilization (EISCL)
- Cooperation And Partnerships
- Annual Reports
- Locations
- Education & Training
- Degree Programs
- ELGS Degree Programs
- LLM in International Economic Law (IEL)
- Joint International Master’s in European and Comparative Public Law with La Sapienza
- Double Degree Bachelor Program
- Seminars & Training Courses
- Academy for Transparency and Human Rights Programs
- Preparatory Program for the National School of Judges
- Seminar on Islamic Law
- Distance Learning Program for Greek Civil Servants
- Activities of the Institute for Humanities & Culture-Nicos Svoronos
- Environmental Governance Training School (UNEP/MAP MEPIELAN)
- Summer Schools
- ELGS Summer Course on Europe's response to the most pressing crises
- ELGS Migration Summer School on Migration Pathways
- Academy of European Public Law
- Biolaw and BioMedicine in the Post-COVID era
- Summer Academy on Energy Diplomacy and Global Geopolitics
- Internship Program
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- Odessa Lecture Series
- Wolfson College, Cambridge Sir David Williams -European Legal Dialogues
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