Let’s talk about plastics with Poland!
June 08, 2020
“We should not demonize plastic, but we need to use it in a more responsible way”. From top down to bottom up, we see: support and lobby growing, great initiatives being taken, the regulatory framework improving, and of course a lot of challenges ahead of us.
More and more people from public and private sector realize that this can be a commercial- and environmental win. But first and foremost, we need to start doing things. These are our impressions from the webinar “Let’s talk about Plastics”, organized by Innovo/Polish Circular Hotspot on 28 May 2020.
Read the report that was launched during the event: “Plastics in a closed-loop economy” here!
Holland Circular Hotspot Director Freek van Eijk shared together with Philip Ehrhorn from The Great Bubble Barrier and Marius Smit from Plastic Whale expertise and initiatives on Plastics. Economic Counsellor at The Netherlands Embassy in Poland, Sanne Kaasjager, presented Plastic Pact NL and European Plastic Pact.
Find the full Plastic Pact NL and European Plastic Pact presentation on the embassy website!
You can watch the webinar: here!
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Finding cooperation across the plastics value chain
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NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities in Chemical Recycling
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Latest developments and innovations in the field of chemical recycling
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Face-to-face discussion on circular plastics in Latin America
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Awarded state-of-the-art technology for closing the plastics loop
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Current trends in the field of circular packaging in Latvia
Virtual Gateway Experience on Dutch circular plastics
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Finding common ground for Dutch-UAE circular collaboration
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Webinar on the circular economy in the Netherlands and Germany
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Circular Series: Circular collaboration opportunities in the United Arabic Emirates
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Country booster seminar
Opportunity Seminar Circular Economy within the Built Environment and Plastics in Belgium
online | 12th of October 2021
Opportunities for Dutch companies in Belgium
EPR+: Mandatory and voluntary mechanisms for financing the circular economy for plastics and packaging
online | 21st of September 2021
Panel discussion on financing mechanisms to support a circular economy
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A series on opportunities and challenges for a shared circular economy
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Searious Business - helping supermarkets move towards a reusable future
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The first digital visit to Poland of the Minister for Environment in the Netherlands, Stientje van Veldhoven
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Conference on Bioplastics & Packaging!
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Global discussion on Plastics and Textiles in Circular Climate Booster
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MeetingPack 2021 Congress
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Circular Plastics Conference
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Circular Climate Booster Event
online | 7th until 12th of April 2021
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Renewable Materials Conference
online | 18th until 20th of May 2021
Concept to present bio-based, CO2-based and recycled materials.
New publication: Waste Management in Latin America
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PMD business recycling by Renewi
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Circular Polyolefins Outlook
online | 27th of January 2021
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Webinar Waste Management in Latin America
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Dutch circular entrepreneurs share international experiences
Enthusiasm about international momentum for circular opportunities
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Circular Business Opportunities in Chile: Plastics & Sustainable Packaging
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Circular Economy Mission Chile
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Business opportunities in Agro-Food, Water Management and Plastics!
Opportunity: Present your Dutch Waste Management or Cleantech showcase to the French!
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Arapaha
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online | 12th of November 2020
Online meetup for Dutch and French stakeholders
Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action
online | 1st of October 2020
Guidance and tools of a methodological framework
CuRe Technology - Low energy molecular polyester recycling
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Biodesign Night 2020
online | 25th of September 2020
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Webinar Chemical Recycling: Market trends and NRW-Dutch cross-border opportunities
online | 7th of October 2020
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Waste2Wear - innovative textiles made from recycled plastics
100% traceable sustainable textiles
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Dutch-Australian efforts for a circular economy
Chile: Circular Economy & Food Packaging
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Ahrend - creating sustainable working environments
Designing and manufacturing quality products, which can be reused endlessly
Circulus B.V. – from waste stream to raw materials
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Circularise - supply chain transparency for circular economy
Material traceability in the plastic value chain
Van de Sant - Comfortable sustainable furniture
Furniture made from recovered ocean-bound plastics and waste streams
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2020 PET Monomer Recycling Forum
online | 7th of October 2020
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Plastics Circularity Multiplier Conference
Brussels, Belgium | 14th of October 2020
Innovations that aim to bring plastic materials into the CE
Biorizon - the profitable way to bio-aromatics
Shared Research Center developing innovative chemical processes
Sustainable packaging 2.0
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Green Serendipity - Bioplastics for packaging and products
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Ocean Sole - from flip flop to art
DSM-Niaga - Recyclable carpets & technology
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The Great Bubble Barrier
A sustainable fish-friendly technology to mitigate marine pollution
Van Werven Plastics Recycling - Clean plastics as raw materials
High-quality raw materials from post-consumer hard plastics
Perpetual Plastic Project - Mobile lab recycles plastic in 3D printer
Ioniqa - Developing 'everlasting' plastic
From coloured PET waste into high-quality colourless 'virgin' PET
Transition agenda's Plastics and Consumer Goods now available in English
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Black Bear Carbon - Second life for discarded tires
Phario - bioplastics from waste water
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Plastic Whale
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