Elke Gijsbrechts is a sustainability expert with over 15 years of experience in circular economy, eco design and packaging. At Fost Plus, Belgium’s Extended Producer Responsibility organization for household packaging, she works on Design for Recycling, advising companies on how to improve the recyclability of their packaging in line with current sorting and recycling infrastructure and upcoming EU PPWR requirements.
Previously, Elke worked at Colruyt Group, Belgium s largest retailer, where she developed sustainability strategies, advanced sustainable sourcing and packaging initiatives, and established a cross-retailer collaboration to harmonize reusable packaging systems.
Earlier in her career, she gained practical circularity experience at a recycling company, providing her with a strong operational understanding of material flows.
Elke brings a clear, solutions-driven approach to sustainability, helping companies design packaging that is future-proof, compliant, and truly circular.