An Introduction to Plastics Recycling
Module 1:
Welcome and introduction to the course
45 minutes – Waste – Collection to processing
- Collection infrastructures
- Post industrial waste
- Deposit vs kerbside collection
- Difference between recycling input routes
Break
45 minutes – Production routes to new use
- Flake
- Pellet
- Food grade
Q&A
Break
60 minutes – Chemical recycling
- Types of chemical recycling
- Status of development
- How disruptive will chemical recycling be?
- Feedstocks
- Chemical recycling – how it operates today
- Feedstocks and end products of chemical recycling
Q&A
Module 2:
60 minutes – Legislation
- EU legislative framework
- Regional focus on regulation
Q&A
60 minutes – Analysing market dynamics across polymers
- What is the current state of recycling across European markets?
- Impact on virgin markets from recyclates
- Influence of brand and consumer pressure
- Focus on design for recycle
- Technology developments for sorting
- Threats to end markets
Q&A
Module 3:
70 minutes – Breaking down pricing and sales processes
- Review the main price drivers for the recycled market
- How do markets function and how are prices set?
- Discuss the sales process for food grade versus flake versus bale
- Review the main price drivers for the recycled market
- How do markets function and how are prices set?
- Discuss the sales process for food grade versus flake versus bale
Terminology
Summary and course conclusion