BPF Recycling Seminar 2018 - How Do We Achieve the 2030 Targets

22 November 2018 | Squire Patton Boggs, London, EC2M 4YH

This one day seminar will provide attendees with an in-depth look at the key issues facing the British recycling industry in 2018. the event will explore how the UK Recycling industry can achieve the 2030 recycling targets  Our expert speakers will discuss the role of the plastics pact, the future of DRS and will engage in a panel debate on the benefits of Upcycling or downcycling.

During the afternoon session the event will explore the role of bioplastics before we look at innovating plastics 
recycling techniques and funding opportunities.

Who should attend: This seminar is aimed at senior and middle managers from organisations involved in plastics recycling in the UK. 

In partnership with

Seminar Programme:
 

10.00    Registration & Refreshments

10.25    Chairman's Introduction, Roger Baynham, Philip Tyler Polymers 

10.45   Plastics Pact—What is the Critical Path, Are We on Track? - Helen Bird, WRAP

• What the Plastics Pact will be Requiring of Members.
• The Role That Recyclability, Resuability and Compostability Will Play in Meeting the Targets.

11.05  Social Attitudes to Recycling. The Reasons Why People Recycle (Or Don’t), Colin Strong, Ipsos Mori

• The Psychological and Social Reasons why People do not Recycle
• What Psychological and Mental Barriers Stop People Recycling

11.25    Tea and Coffee Break

11.40   DRS—How Can We Make It Work and Lessons From Other Implementations, Steve Morgan, Recoup

12.00   Upcycling or Downcycling:Does It Work and Which is Better
           Mike Baxter, RPC-BPI

12.45  Networking Lunch

13.45  Demythologising Bioplastics, Ed Kosier, Nextek

Innovation in Plastics Recycling

14.05  Project Beacon, Tim Baldwin, Zero Waste Scotland

• Exploring what the Project Entails
• Report on the progress of Project Beacon

14.25   Topic TBC

14.45   Design for Recycling, Stuart Lendrum, OPRL

• The Work at OPRL and how they are Looking to Promote Recycling, Promote Recyclability and Influence Design
• The OPRL Online Design Tool

15.05   Funding Innovations, Sally Beken, Innovate UK

• Funding & Investment Opportunities Avaliable 

15.25 Close

Prices:

• BPF and PlasticsEurope Members £75 + VAT
• Affiliate Members £99 + VAT
• Non BPF Members £125 + VAT
• Academic rate £49 + VAT