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Recycled Plastics & Circular Economy: Turn Challenges in Opportunities

Recycled Plastics & Circular Economy: Turn Challenges in Opportunities
Language: English
Length: 90 min
Recorded on: 10 Dec 24

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Course Description

Easily incorporate recycled plastic materials in your projects by overcoming challenges (material sorting, decontamination, availability…) and gaining insights on the regulations, standards and circular economy policies.

Leading expert, Vanessa Gutiérrez will help you understand:
  • how to integrate recycled plastics material
  • how to face new projects involved with recycled materials
  • how to meet related standards and regulations like food contact, WEEE
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Vanessa Gutirrez
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Vanessa Gutiérrez is a Materials Engineer, specialized in polymeric materials, with more than 13 years of experience in the design and formulation of plastic materials for various applications, incorporating additives and fillers through compounding processes. She is currently a Researcher in the AIMPLAS Mechanical Recycling Group. Her current areas of focus include upcycling of recycled plastics, decontamination, and studies and evaluations of the recyclability of packaging and other products. She has participated as a technical coordinator and in the research team in multiple projects at regional, national, and international levels.

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Why should you view this course?

The plastics industry is moving towards adopting the circular economy model (reduce, reuse, and recycle), which strongly supports the use of recycled plastic materials.

However, challenges arise when working with recycled materials, particularly regarding quality and standardization. You may also face issues such as availability, supply, and the difficulty of discovering new sources of recycled materials, as well as designing a complete project based on recycled plastic materials.

This is why there is a strong incentive to explore new possibilities for recycling to prevent the loss of quality, performance, and properties in recycled materials. Join this course to:

  1. Focus your R&D efforts in the right direction with a clearer understanding of recycled plastic materials and the circular economy, including their limitations, possible partners, materials, and fields of application.

  2. Easily adapt to sustainable practices by gaining insights into the regulations, standards, and circular economy policies affecting your industry.

  3. Prepare better for the future by learning how to integrate recycled plastic materials into your products and how to approach new projects involving recycled materials.

Who should join this course?

  • The course is beneficial for all parts of the value chain integrated in the circular economy model. However, it primarily caters to R&D scientists, formulators, manufacturers, recyclers, processors, and OEMs.

    Complete the course and (unlock your personalized certificate) – your badge of accomplishment awaits!

  • This course is suitable for beginner level proficiency
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Course Outline

The following sections will be covered during this session:

Main streams of recycled plastics

  • Common formats & materials
  • Common problems associated with materials

Possible applications for recycled plastics and needs per sector

  • Automotive
  • Food contact regulations
  • Others...

Integration of recycled plastics in the value chain

  • Regulations
  • Drivers

External factors influencing integration of recycled plastics into the value chain

  • Certifications for recycled plastics use
  • Recyclability of products

30 mins Q&A - Interact live with the expert for all your technical help!

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