EVENT PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 05/24 www.petpla.net 48 PET recycling conference sessions & awards fi nalists confi rmed Plastics Recycling Show Europe The Plastics Recycling Show Europe, the world’s largest exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands from June 19-20, 2024. The event takes place across four halls for the first time and features a record 450 exhibiting companies and organisations. The comprehensive conference programme taking place across two theatres will cover in depth all the key issues currently facing the plastic recycling value chain in Europe and beyond. Conference sessions will cover the latest political, legislative, market and technological developments in plastics recycling. Key topics will include the future of plastic recycling in Europe, market analysis and forecasts, and in-depth analysis of the EU legislative landscape. In particular, the spotlight will be on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), alongside dedicated sessions on measures to achieve recycled content targets and explore the latest advancements in chemical recycling. Panel discussions will promote the debate on possible strategies for enhancing and harmonising collection and sorting, design for recycling, and the latest updates on the advancement of plastics circularity on a global scale. Dedicated plastic streams focus sessions will tackle the challenges, issues and opportunities in the recycling of PET, PO films, PVC, HDPE, PP and ELV & WEEE. PET recycling focus session The speaker line-up for the PET recycling focus session has been confirmed: Helen McGeough, Senior Analyst and Global Analyst Team Lead, Plastics Recycling at Icis will cover European PET recycling market: state of play and trade dynamics. Aron Damen, Director Recycling, Cirec, will address tray-to-tray recycling. Jean-Emile Potaufeux, Technical Manager at Plastics Recyclers Europe will present on: RecyClass - standardising design for recycling for PET packaging. Casper van den Dungen, Plastics Recyclers Europe’s Vice President and Group Business Development Recycling Director, Resilux, is the session moderator. Organised jointly by Crain Communications and Plastics Recyclers Europe, the free-to-attend Plastics Recycling Show Europe is designed specifically for plastics recycling professionals. It brings together key players from the plastics and recycling sectors to showcase innovative technology, share best practices, network and do business. A broad cross-section of the industry is represented at the event including plastics recycling machinery and equipment suppliers, plastic material suppliers and compounders, preprocessors, mechanical and chemical plastics recyclers, waste management specialists and industry associations. Exhibiting companies also include every part of the PET recycling value chain. In 2023, PRS Europe attracted more than 8,500 visitors from across Europe and more than 80 different countries internationally. Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe recognise and celebrate achievement throughout the scope of the European plastics recycling industry. The awards offer an insight into current developments in recycled material usage, product design and innovative manufacturing. Finalists will feature in a dedicated area at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in June at the RAI in Amsterdam. The lucky winners will be announced at the awards ceremony during the event. Awards categories Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product Building & Construction Product Household & Leisure Product Plastic Packaging Product Product Technology Innovation Recycling Machinery Innovation Plastics Recycling Ambassador The Awards are free of charge to enter. www.prseventeurope.com Award finalists will feature in a dedicated area at the PRSE which is free to enter.
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