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Plastic Free World Conference & Expo 2021
November 9, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - November 11, 2021 @ 12:00 am UTC+8
The world’s largest event dedicated to discussing materials innovations, technologies and circular economy solutions to create a world FREE from waste plastic
Plastic Free World Conference & Expo, taking place from 9-10 November, 2021 in Koelnmesse, Germany presents an unbiased opportunity to explore and discuss this highly complex issue with world-leading experts from a number of different industries, and to offer a wide range of new technologies, materials and business practises that will have a positive impact in reducing global plastic pollution, as well as increasing the sustainability of your products.
Exhibitors and visitors will have the opportunity to grow their network and build new relationships with other sustainability professionals looking to address the global plastic waste crisis, develop knowledge, experience the latest technological innovations and hear from industry leaders.
Topics Under Discussion Will Include:
- Eliminating single-use plastics throughout the supply chain
- Government regulations
- Reducing unnecessary plastics
- How to go plastic-free
- Improving recyclability of products and packaging
- Bio-based materials
- Marine/aquatic clean-up technologies
- Chemical recycling and waste-to-X
- Blockchain
- Best practice in deposit refund schemes
- Biocomposites
- Bio-based feedstocks
- Sustainable materials
- Environmentally friendly fibres
- Plastic substitutes
- Biodegradability testing
- Compostability testing
- Recyclability testing
- Extended Producer Responsibility
- Microplastics
- The business case for sustainable products
- Opportunities from capturing the material value of plastics
- Upcycling
- Bioplastics
- Increased use of recycled materials
- New manufacturing solutions
- 100% biodegradable polymers
- Circular economy principles to address plastic pollution
- International perspectives on plastic waste management
- Industry 4.0 and the waste sector
- Big Data and data visualization
- Artificial intelligence, robotics and automated learning in waste recycling
and more…