Towards the integration of recycled plastics in food packaging

A unique meeting between industries to accelerate the integration of recycled plastics in food packaging.

The Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and its partners invite you to a morning of work and inter-sector meetings on the integration of recycled plastics in packaging. The aim is to promote synergies, identify obstacles, share best practices, and jointly develop concrete solutions adapted to industrial realities. An event organized by stakeholders in the Chemistry and Materials sector in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Event objectives:

• Promote and increase the use of recycled plastics in packaging.
• Encourage dialogue between the various sectors involved (packaging, plastics manufacturing, recycling, etc.).
• Collectively identify obstacles and drivers at the regional level.
• Propose concrete, context-specific courses of action.

Program:

• 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Morning of discussions and co-construction
  
  • Introduction: regulatory context, national and regional issues
  • Presentation by LEKO: feedback and vision for packaging EPR
  • Testimonials from stakeholders in the field (recyclers, processors, marketers)
  • Thematic workshops, including the following topics:
    1. Recycled materials: innovation or dead end?
    2. Costs, availability, functionality: what trade-offs?
    3. Regulations: how to anticipate them and use them to your advantage?
    4. Access to resources, pooling, regional organization, etc.
    5. Group summary and closing of the morning session
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Cocktail lunch
• 2:30 p.m.: Tour of the PICARD THERMOFORMAGE industrial site (advance registration required – limited number of places)
  • Event registration required – Limited places (40 to 50 people)
  • Expected audience: Economic and industrial players in the packaging, plastics, recycling, and contracting value chains, etc.

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