VeriPlast 2022: Verification of Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging Applications

Chairman's Introduction

• Overview of certification and verification, why its important and how can be done
• Trends and developments in Europe and Globally

• The importance of standardization in a European wide certification scheme aimed at post-consumer plastic recyclers that operate in accordance with high standards and best practices
   
• Recyclass and the audit  recycled plastics traceability certificate and audit scheme

Duncan Midwood will talk about Digital Deposit Return Schemes, talking about his companies current work and future plans

• How a molecule can be used to exhibit a unique fluorescent response when placed under UV light to provide a quantifiable analytical measure from 10-100% of recycled content

The role of an open data standard in enabling full transparency in the plastic packaging supply chain.

• How companies can use Open3P to enable standardised reporting on plastic packaging
• The role data sharing can play in the verification and tracking of key packaging attributes 
• The value in collaborating with stakeholders and partners from across the supply chain 
• How open standards can unlock innovation, like supporting tagging technologies