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Sustainable Plastics Live

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SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS LIVE with Karen Laird, Sustainable Plastics Editor

There is no bigger issue today in plastics than sustainability. Laird has the perspective necessary to understand the fundamental changes required to achieve a circular economy for plastics. She has covered the plastics industry for decades, including as founding editor of Sustainable Plastics since 2020. 

To register for the February livestream click here

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Sustainable Plastics Live - February 2023

Join us on February 7 at 10:00 AM EST/ 4:00 PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

In our February Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird and Don Loepp will discuss new bans on some single-use plastic products; ways that plastics companies in emerging markets are achieving sustainability; and the latest in biobased additives.

 

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Sustainable Plastics Live December 2022: A spotlight on Europe’s proposed packaging regulations

The European Commission’s long-awaited new plastics packaging and waste regulations will have a major impact in the industry. In our Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird breaks down the proposal including impacts on recyclers, biodegradable resins, chemical recycling and consumers.

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Sustainable Plastics Live - December 2022

Join us December 6th at 10:00 AM EST/4:00 PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

 

In our December Sustainable Plastics Live, we’ll cover topics including carbon capture, recycling labels on plastic products, and the health of the plastics recycling sector. Tune in for insight into these key issues from Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

 

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Sustainable Plastics Live November 2022: Recapping circularity at K

Sustainability was a major theme at K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany. In our November Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird and Don Loepp discuss how the show highlighted the industry’s progress toward being more circular, including advances in materials and equipment. 

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Sustainable Plastics Live - November 2022

Join us November 1st at 10AM ET/ 3PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

 

Circularity was again in the spotlight at the K 2022 trade show. In this Sustainable Plastics Live we recap the show highlights related to sustainability and decarbonization, and discuss how circularity may be impacted by an economic recession or shortages of fossil fuel feedstocks.

Sign up for the live program with Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

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Sustainable Plastics Live October 2022: Dealing with ESG and a K 2022 preview

In our October Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird talked about ESG strategies, with an emphasis on carbon reduction and increased circularity. We also previewed the sustainability trends we expect to see at K 2022.

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Sustainable Plastics Live -November 2022

Join us November 1st at 10AM ET/3PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

 

Circularity was again in the spotlight at the K 2022 trade show. In this Sustainable Plastics Live we recap the show highlights related to sustainability and decarbonization, and discuss how circularity may be impacted by an economic recession or shortages of fossil fuel feedstocks.

Sign up for the live program with Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

 

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Sustainable Plastics Live September 2022: The meaning of mass balance

As brand owners begin to use resins made from chemically recycled and bio-based feedstocks, they face questions about how to market their products.

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Sustainable Plastics Live - September 2022

Join us September 7th at 10am (edt) for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

 

Mass balance and traceability are emerging as key issues for the plastics supply chain. Processors trying to reduce their carbon footprint and become a part of the circular economy are depending on suppliers that are boosting their use of post-consumer and bio-based feedstocks. In Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird will define mass balance and talk about how suppliers trace use of recycled and renewable raw materials.

Sign up for the live program with Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

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Sustainable Plastics Live Aug. 2022: Decarbonization a hot topic in the plastics supply chain

With climate change in the public spotlight, plastics companies – especially in Europe -- are focused on their greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird covers why the plastics supply chain has a growing interest in being carbon neutral, what’s involved, and some of the hurdles in the way. 

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