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