Schedule of Events
Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference Europe 2023
18:30 – 20:00 EST
Registration Open
18:30 – 20:00 EST
Meet & Greet Reception
08:00 – 19:30 EST
Registration Open
08:00 – 09:00 EST
Welcome Refreshments
09:00 – 10:00 EST
Opening Keynote: The State of Paper and Plastic Production
We set the table for this year’s event by examining the current state of and the near-term forecast for paperboard and plastic, with particular attention to packaging applications.
10:00 – 10:15 EST
Networking Refreshment Break
10:15 – 10:45 EST
Export Restrictions: Legislative Update and Market Impact
An update on EU legislation that holds the potential to dramatically impact the industry.
10:45 – 12:00 EST
Producer Responsibility Schemes: Impact on Recycling
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, which have the ability to collect more material but potentially limit access to it, takes center stage at this session.
12:00 – 13:30 EST
Networking Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 EST
rPolymer Production and Demand
Household consumers and brand owners alike claim they want recyclable and recycled-content packaging. This session will look at whether that is translating to a growing rPolymers sector.
14:30 – 14:45 EST
Networking Refreshment Break
14:45 – 15:30 EST
Recovered Paper: Meeting Mill Quality Standards
Quality standards vary, but the demand by mill buyers to have consistent quality is a constant. This informative session will examine state-of-the-art measuring methodologies and how they are deployed by mills.
15:30 – 15:45 EST
Networking Refreshment Break
15:45 – 16:45 EST
Figuring Out the Chemistry: Advanced Recycling in Europe
Whether known as chemical recycling or advanced recycling, the state of emerging technologies to reprocess plastic scrap and the investments behind them are the focus of this session.
16:45 – 17:00 EST
Networking Refreshment Break
17:00 – 18:00 EST
Corrugated Boxes, Containerboard and OCC: Where Do We Stand?
This session examines the new capacity that has come online for containerboard and the rationalization that is expected to occur to balance supply and demand. We also look at how OCC and mixed paper demand will be affected as a result.
