Plastic Matters: "Securing resources in Europe : innovations in collection, sorting and recycling" (ENG)

12.00-13.00: Networking Lunch

13.00-13.05: Welcome (Inge Dewitte, Denuo - Saskia Walraedt, essenscia PolyMatters)

13.05-13.20: "Balancing the plastics system’s transition with restoring EU’s competitiveness" (Katharina Schlegel, Plastics Europe)

13.20-13.40: “Advancing sorting & digitalisation of the waste industry: The HolyGrail Initiative (Margherita Trombetti, AIM)

• Real-world example of a cross-industry consortium to unlock intelligent sorting
• Digital watermarks technology: Smart packaging for a Circular Economy
• Results from industrial trials on post-consumer packaging”

13.40-14.00: “How to determine the right (dry) sorting techniques for your (plastics) recycling      
process “ (Lars Van Volsem, Lybover)

14.00-14.20: “Filao: How Partnership can help optimizing and securing Recycled plastic Value   Chain" (Didier Desoleil, Veolia)

14.20-14.40: Interactive debate with first speakers

14.40-15.00: Coffee break

15.00-15.20: “Physical Recycling: a broad set of options to increase quality of plastic recycling without breaking polymer chains” (Steven De Meester, Ghent University)

15.20-15.40: "Advanced PVC recycling technology development” (Eric Romers, Ineos Inovyn)

15.40-16.00: "Chemical Recycling : status update of P2C project” (Korneel Van Aelst, Indaver)

16.00- 16.20: Interactive debate with the speakers  

16.20-16.30: Round-up