BPF Seminar - Plastics Packaging: Meeting the Sustainability Challenge
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The British Plastics Federation is holding a seminar entitled ‘Plastics Packaging: Meeting the Sustainability Challenge’ on Wednesday, 18th November 2009 at BPF House, London.
With sustainability and environmental issues increasingly in the media and legislative spotlight there is a growing awareness of the role and impact of plastics packaging. In order to counter the negative perception of plastics packaging and to arm companies with the facts, the BPF has assembled a team of top-speakers at this seminar to brief companies on the latest in environmental thinking and the important role plastics packaging will play in meeting the sustainability challenge.
Anthony Roberts, BPF Senior Executive – Public Affairs says:
‘Of all the packaging materials plastics probably has the worst consumer perception, but this perception is completely at odds with the reality that, plastics packaging, due to its lightweight, resource efficiency and protective proprieties has excellent environmental credentials and its use serves to prevent the wastage of food and goods. This seminar focuses on the many positive ways in which plastics packaging can help to meet the sustainability challenge and will assist companies in finding ways to inform downstream users and consumers about the many benefits of plastics packaging.”
Seminar highlight include:
• Peter Skelton, WRAP - Courtauld II: Carbon Methodologies
• Steve Kelsey, PI3 - Sustainability through Design
• Chris Dow, Closed Loop Recycling- Increasing Plastics Recycling and use of Recyclate
• Graham Whitchurch - Bio-based and Degradable Plastics
• Jonathan Fowle, Innovati - Innovations in Packaging
The seminar is aimed at all those involved in the plastics packaging supply chain including, materials and additives suppliers, plastics processors, recyclers and end users.
For further information on how to register contact Doreen Greenaway, [email protected] on +44(0)20 7457 5047, alternatively go to www.bpfevents.co.uk.
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Notes for editors:
1) British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the UK trade association for the plastics industry - representing the whole supply chain including polymer producers, distributors, additives suppliers, machinery manufacturers, processors and recyclers.
2) For information on all forthcoming BPF Seminars and Trade Shows please visit www.bpfevents.co.uk
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