2nd Biodegradable & Compostable Plastics,

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11-12 Mar, 2024 - Manchester, HYBRID

Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre

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10:00

Chairman’s Introduction

10:05

The current position for bio-based & compostable packaging materials

10:35

Discussion followed by Morning Coffee

11:10

Scaling up biodegradable plastics technology

11:35

Seaweed biomaterials and circularity of the biomass in industry

12:05

Biodegradation vs compostability ? Why does the testing environment matter?

12:35

Discussion followed by Lunch

13:25

Chairman's Introduction

13:30

Compostable Coalition UK - Closing the loop for compostable packaging

14:00

Strong, natural and fully biodegradable plant based materials for films, coatings and microencapsulation

14:30

Overview of the latest results with Carbios Active in flexible & rigid packaging applications to guarantee the performance in composting & methanization

15:00

Discussion followed by Tea

15:30

The exceptional biomethane potential of biodegradable packaging following thermal pressure hydrolysis pre-treatment

16:00

Using agricultural plant residues for a novel generation of natural plastic substitutes

16:30

Final Discussion. End of Day One

09:00

Chairman’s Remark

09:10

UK Plastics Pact roadmap to 2025 – progress and challenges

09:35

UK Plastics Packaging Tax ( Topic to be confirmed )

10:00

Discussion followed by Coffee Break

10:40

Navigating the intricacies of the recycling label

11:05

Latest UK Food Contact regulations in respect of plastic and bio-based materials and articles

11:30

Food safety and migration testing of NIAS for novel biobased materials & recycled plastics for food contact

11:55

Panel Discussion – New reforms in UK EPR – Are we ready or not ?

12:45

Final Discussion. Close of Conference followed by Lunch.

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