Shaping the future of mixed plastics
On 17 June 2009, WRAP held a mixed plastics dissemination event at The Cumberland Hotel in London. Attendees included local authorities, waste management companies, retailers and brands amongst others.
The focus of the event was to bring together the whole supply chain for mixed plastics packaging - sharing the results of the latest research conducted on behalf of WRAP into the technical and economic feasibility of collecting, recycling and reprocessing this element of the waste stream.
WRAP also launched a £2 million capital funding competition at the event. Please click here to view further information and find out how to apply.
Please follow the links below to view the presentations from the day.
Presentations
- Mixed plastics in context, Liz Goodwin, CEO, WRAP
- Mixed plastics - what are they and where are we? Paul Davidson, Special Advisor - Plastics, WRAP
- Mixed plastics - the retail perspective, Stuart Lendrum, Head of Print and Packaging, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
- Mixed plastics collections, Phillip Ward, Director - Local Government Services, WRAP
- Collecting and sorting mixed plastics, Paul Levett, Deputy CEO, Veolia Environmental Services Plc
- Introduction to WRAP's commercial scale recycling trials, Gareth Boyles, Manufacturing Project Manager, WRAP
- Commercial scale recovery - MRF processing, Nick Takel, Director, Bowman Process Technology Ltd.
- Commercial scale mixed plastics recycling, Ed Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek
- Financial assessment of recycling mixed plastics in the UK, Roger Morton, Director, Axion Recycling Ltd.
- Overall conclusion and the next steps for mixed plastics, Marcus Gover, Director - Market Development Programmes, WRAP
