DUTCH environment minister Vivianne Heijnen has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe’s conference, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 10-11.
The latest trends in the plastics recycling sector will be explored throughout the event, which is said to provide a ‘holistic’ view of the whole plastic recycling value chain, drawing together political leaders, major brands and the plastics recycling and manufacturing industry.
Conference sessions will cover political and legislative developments in plastics recycling in Europe as well as the outlook for energy supply in the EU.
Viviane Heijnen is the keynote speaker for the opening session entitled Plastics Recycling in Europe – paving the way towards circularity.
Tom Bébien, recycling manager at Plastic Odyssey features in the panel discussion looking at Global initiatives for closing the plastic loop. The Plastic Odyssey mission uses a lab vessel as an ambassador for the reduction and recycling of plastic waste in the ocean.
As the plastics recycling chain deals with volatile energy prices, The push and pull factors impacting the market: working towards a carbon-neutral Europe, will include speakers such as Gian de Belder (global group manager purchasing at Procter & Gamble) and his colleague Adam Selby (purchases director – global resins & sustainability).
Speakers presenting a future market outlook for chemical recycling include Ermis Panagiotopoulos (head of sustainability advocacy EMEA at Indorama) and Lia Voermans (director innovation strategy at Brightland Chemelot Campus).
Materials focus sessions will explore the challenges, issues and opportunities within the sector for mechanical recycling, covering PET, PVC and Technical Plastics, polyolefin waste streams and polypropylene (PP) recycling.
Speakers examining the key issues of Traceability. Transparency. Trust of Recycled Plastic include Adrian Sen (packaging sustainability and innovation manager at Colgate), Lena Lundberg (public affairs and regulatory director at Trioworld) and Mireia Boada (project manager at Plastics Recyclers Europe).
In the Science behind recyclability, speakers include Flor Pena Herron (sustainability & circular economy manager EMEA at Avery Dennison), Wladimir Moraes (global market manager flexible packaging at Bostik) and Annett Kaeding (circular packaging & sustainability project management at AKK Innovation).
PRSE event sponsors will also give papers on a range of innovations in plastics recycling technology and the wider circular economy.
Over 300 companies and organisations from across Europe have signed up to exhibit at the exhibition.
