BPF Packaging Online Seminar 2020 - 1 October 2020
Friday, 4 September 2020
The world of plastic packaging continues to rapidly evolve and innovate since society’s relationship with plastic has been called into question. Keep in the loop by joining sustainability and packaging experts as they discuss everything from the impact of the proposed Plastics Packaging Tax to forecasting plastic leakage.
Plastic Packaging in Perspective features speakers from the packaging industry, a major retailer and leading consultancy firms, each providing invaluable insight into what the future holds.
This event took place on 1 October.
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13.30 Introduction and UK Packaging Industry Update
Barry Turner, British Plastics Federation
Introducing the webinar, the director of the BPF’s Plastics and Flexible Packaging Group,
Barry Turner, will provide a general update on the issues facing the plastics packaging
industry within the UK.
13.45 Modelling the UK Plastics Packaging Tax Chris Sanger, EY
With a range of responsibilities, including UK Tax Policy Leader at multinational
consultancy firm EY, Chris Sanger will present on the UK Plastics Packaging
Tax and how it could impact your organisation as we move into 2021.
13.55 Innovations in PPE and recycling of PPE John Williams, Aquapak
14.05 Session TBC
14.15Chemical Recycling Plastics Packaging Capacity in the UK leading up to 2022 Helen Jordan, British Plastics Federation
14.25Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge: A Funding Mechanism for
Collecting Plastics
James Piper, Ecosurety
James Piper, the CEO of Ecosurety, the UK’s leading producer responsibility compliance
scheme, explains the design of a new and innovative funding mechanism to collect and
recycle plastics that are typically hard to recycle, including films and laminates.
14.35 Tea and Coffee Break
14.45 Deinking Innovation for Food Contact Applications
James Donaldson, Sortology
The founder of Sortology, James Donaldson, discusses the latest de-inking technology,
as well as the steps necessary to recycle polyethylene, polypropylene and plastic film
back into food grade products.
Quantis is a leading sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) consultancy. Senior
Sustainability Consultant Anna Kounina will be presenting a case study about Arla Foods,
which was involved in a project to assess plastic leakage across its global value chain.
15.25 Plastic Packaging: A Retailer's View
Denise Mathieson, Senior UK Technical Packaging Manager, Tesco
Tesco’s Senior UK Technical Packaging Manager Denise Mathieson will discuss the retailer’s future plans for plastic within its packaging portfolio.
