This conference is an opportunity to meet the public authorities and companies involved in the circular economy in the French Drôme Ardèche region.
There will be a main session on a circular and cross-cutting approach for tomorrow's economy, a round table discussion on the regional donut in Valence Romans, five workshops and three site visits.
Flexible packaging provides lightweight, efficient protection for various products. Given just how important it is to recycle packaging, FEICA has published a report taking stock of how laminating adhesives meet design-for-recycling guidelines and how sortability and recyclability testing relate to flexible plastic packaging.
Highlights:
What are laminating adhesives and why are they important for plastic packaging?
What are the challenges and criteria for recycling flexible plastic packaging?
How are laminating adhesives reflected in design-for-recyclingguidelines and what are the sortability and recyclability test methods for flexible plastic packaging?
How to enhance recyclability for adhesive applications, and future prospects.
The Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) 2024 Annual Conference on Bridging the Gap: Collaborating for Circular Polyolefins will take place on 6 June at The Hotel Brussels. It will explore the pressing issues which must be addressed if Europe is to switch to a circular economy and have a net zero future. Learn about the EU's plans to advance this agenda, what support is needed for industry to get there, and how collaboration will be key to success.
The conference will be preceded by a gala dinner on 5 June.
Located in Motala in southern Sweden, Site Zero can handle 200 000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year. Thanks to cutting-edge technology (fully automated process, real-time optimisation, artificial intelligence), it is able to recycle up to 12 types of plastic or waste. Find out more!
Go Circular 2024 will focus on utilising enablers and breaking barriers to achieve plastic circularity.
It's an opportunity to discuss the main challenges in the field of plastic circularity and to identify partners for related projects. The conference covers the entire circular plastic value chain and aims to speed up the shift to a low carbon circular economy.
is a support hub for materials research and characterization;
offers coordinated access to more than 50 European analytical research facilities and provides comprehensive research services focusing on new circular materials;
provides scientists working on new recyclable materials with analytical tools enabling them to explore the properties and structure of their material up to atomic resolution.
Its service catalogue is complemented by an extensive training programme, enabling the user community to make the best possible use of its state-of-the-art facilities.
The project leverages the development of innovative, sustainable materials for key components across the economy.
In a manifesto published in December 2023, Plastics Recyclers Europe argue the case for enhanced reycling of plastics in a loop which makes the best possible use of secondary raw materials.
The Dutch circular procurement platform Versnellingsnetwerk Circular Inkopen has gone global with the English version of its website.
Aiming for a sustainable future, it shares Dutch good practices on circular procurement. Tailored to global stakeholders, the platform offers a step-by-step guide, role-specific advice and product-specific insights, emphasising supplier involvement.
Developed through multistakeholder collaboration and supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, it is a vital resource for a circular economy.