Plastics Recycling Seminar: 1st October 2009

Lets Grow Plastic Recycling:

Creating Conditions for Business Success

Thursday 1st October 2009

BPF Offices, London

This one day event will explore the emerging opportunities available to boost further plastics recycling. This event is aimed at all stakeholders public and private, with an interest in the plastics recycling sector, providing delegates with an objective appreciation for the current and future opportunities for plastics recycling.

The objective of the seminar is to explore the various ways in which the industry and key stakeholders can take proactive steps to expand and increase plastics recycling in the UK.

Further information on this seminar can be found by downloading the flyer, please click here

Seminar Programme:

Chaired by: Peter Davis, BPF

09.45   Registration and Refreshments

10.10   Chairmans Introduction and Overview

10.15   Overview of the Plastics Recycling Industry in the UK (Mark Burstall, BPF Recycling Council)

• An overview of the UK plastics recycling industry today
• Regulatory pressures on plastics recyclers i.e REACH
• Role of the BPF RC
      

11.00   Plastics 2020: An Industry Challenge (Jan-Erik Johansson, PlasticsEurope)

• Doubling Plastics Recycling Rates
• Zero plastics to landfill by 2020
       

11.20   Tea / Coffee Break

11.40    A Retailers Perspective: Retailer demand for recycled plastics (Andrew Speck, Marks and Spencer)

• Packaging Design to incorporate recyclate
• Design for recyclability
        

12.10   Removing Barriers to Recycling at Local Government Level (Cllr Paul Bettison, Improvement & Efficiency South East [IESE] )

• Effective collection systems
• Local Governmets and Waste Management
      

12.40   Networking Lunch

13.45   Recycling for Food Contact Applications (Chris Dow, Closed Loop Recycling)

• Success in Plastics Recycling: A case study
• Successes and achievements so far
      

14.15   Beyond Packaging: Recycling for other Applications (Roger Morton, Axion Recycling)

• Opportunities for successful recycling systems for non-packging plastics
      

14.45   Tea / Coffee Break

15.00   Creating New Opportunities for Plastics Recycling (Paul Davidson, WRAP)

• Current WRAP work / projects to develop UK plastics recycling infrastructure
• Future work plans
        

15.45   Round up and Close

Speaker Biographies

	Mark Burstall (Chairman, BPF Recycling Council) Qualified engineer with over 30 years experience in the recycling industry. Chairman of the BPF Recycling Council and of the CEN working group on standards for recycled plastics.
	Jan-Erik Johansson (Reginal Director, Plastics Europe - North) "Jan-Erik Johansson, a Swede, has worked for 30 years in the plastics industry in a variety of positions ranging from engineering and control to sales, marketing and business management. He has a chemical engineer education later complemented with a business administration degree. During his career Jan-Erik has worked in a number of European countries and has also experience from doing business in Middle East, Asia and the US. In PlasticsEurope Jan-Erik is responsible for the North region as Regional Director and he is also acting Advocacy Director.
	Cllr Paul Bettison (Leader of Bracknell Forest Unitary Authority, Chairman of LACORS and IDeA National Lead Peer) Having spent ten successful years with US based Rockwell International, before setting up his own successful business, Paul turned to local politics in 1991. In 1996 Paul was elected Leader of the Conservative Group (then in opposition) at Bracknell Forest, winning power during the elections in May 1997.  Under Paul’s leadership, the Conservative Group at Bracknell Forest managed a “seamless” transition to unitary status in 1998. Paul is active within the LGA, and is firmly committed to local government representation at the highest level. From 2006 – 2009 he chaired the LGA Environment Board, where he gained national recognition as the ‘Bin Baron’. He currently chairs LACORS (Local Authority Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services) and sits on the LGA Executive. Paul chairs the Berkshire Leaders’ Group, and represents Berkshire on SECL (South East County Leaders). He chairs the Environment themed partnership of IESE (Improvement and Efficiency South East) and is also Chairman of the Executive Board of IESE. He is also the chairman of the new regional Rural Board.

Who Should Attend?

      
This event will be of interest to all stakeholders within the plastics industry including the plastics recycling sector, customers, government and government agencies together with Local Authorities. Other sectors to which this event should appeal include equipment and service suppliers to the sector.

Cost of Seminar

Venue

The British Plastics Federation 5 - 6 Bath Place Rivington Street London EC2A 3JE Tel:  020 7457 5000 Fax: 020 7457 5020 E-mail: [email protected] www.bpf.co.uk Directions: The nearest Underground Station (Northern Line - Bank Branch) is Old Street. Leave Old Street Station Via exit 3 and keeping the roundabout behind you head down Old Street towards Rivington Street. On your left you will see a small row of shops including a pub called Nelson's Retreat and on your right you will pass a pub called The Aquarium. Keep heading straight following the road (Old Street) until you come to several sets of traffic lights at this point you will need to cross over towards The Foundry and keeping this pub on your left follow the road around the corner until you enter Rivington Street. Follow Rivington Street for approx. 50 meters and turn left, down the ramp, into Bath Place (the first building after the car park). The BPF is on the far side of the Courtyard situated directly opposite the ramp.

King's Cross, Moorgate, Euston and Liverpool Street stations are within easy reach of Old Street.

To plan your journey across London visit www.tfl.gov.uk and use their journey planner

To register for the seminar please CLICK HERE to download the registration form, alternatively contact Doreen Greenaway of the BPF Events Team on 0207 457 5047 or email [email protected]