An Introduction to Plastics Recycling
9:15 – 9:25 Welcome and introduction to the course
9:25 – 10:35 Waste to new use
- Collection infrastructures
- Post industrial waste
- Deposit vs kerbside collection
- Difference between recycling input routes
Production routes to new use
- Flake
- Pellet
- Food grade
10:35 – 10:50 Q&A
10:50 – 11:05 REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:05 – 12:15 Chemical recycling
- Types of chemical recycling
- Status of development
- How disruptive will chemical recycling be?
- Feedstocks
- Chemical recycling – how it operates today
- Feedstocks and end products of chemical recycling
12:15 – 12:30 Q&A
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:00 Legislation
- EU legislative framework
- Regional focus on regulation
- Chemical recycling
14:00 – 14:15 Q&A
14:15– 15:15 Analysing market dynamics across polymers
- What is the current state of recycling across European markets?
- Impact on virgin markets from recyclates
- Influence of brand and consumer pressure
- Focus on design for recycle
- Technology developments for sorting
- Threats to end markets
15:15 – 15:30 Q&A
15:30 – 15:45 BREAK
15:45 – 16:45 Breaking down pricing and sales processes
- Review the main price drivers for the recycled market
- How do markets function and how are prices set?
- Discuss the sales process for food grade versus flake versus bale
- Review the main price drivers for the recycled market
- How do markets function and how are prices set?
- Discuss the sales process for food grade versus flake versus bale
16:45 – 17:00 Q&A
WRAP UP
17:30 End of training