Welcome from our event Chairperson, Brian Lodge, Director of Plastics and Flexible Packaging

Tom McBeth, Recoup

In this session Tom McBeth will provide an overview of the imports and exports of material. He will also reference current infrastructure issues for recycled content.

Biography

Tom provides data analysis and reporting for the RECOUP Household Plastics Collection Survey and other RECOUP research and reports. In addition to data analysis and reporting, Tom also has knowledge of financial systems, organisation logistics, and engagement and communications on an individual and organisational level. Tom has experience of working in communications and media environments and is NCTJ qualified (Master of Journalism) and can construct, and design creative representations of information, reports and infographics. By providing this bespoke level of support, Tom will also collate, monitor and analyse data and information where needed, including undertaking activities relating to material composition analysis.

Adam Bolsover, Senior R&D Engineer, Nelipak

In this session Adam will provide the audience with his insight into the current situation with food contact legislation as well as what we can expect from the future.

Biography

Adam Bolsover is the Senior R&D Engineer for Nelipak and Chair of the Technical and Environmental Committee for the BPF Plastics and Flexible Packaging Group. He studied at the University of Nottingham, where he graduated with a Master in Science in Chemistry, then at the University of Chester, where he graduated with a Post Graduate Certificate in Advances in Food and Beverage Packaging and then Quantic School of Business and Technology, where he graduated with an Executive Master of Business Administration in Strategic Leadership with Honors (top 10% of class). He is currently reading a Master of Science at International University of Applied Science in Artificial Intelligence. His career focusing on Research and Development, Technical Management and Food Contact Compliance has spanned the Packaging Industry, including, Ultimate Packaging (now ProAmpac), Coveris, and FFP (now Constantia) and Mondi.

Silvia Freni Sterrantino, Senior Legal & Regulatory Affairs Manager, EUPC

Our speaker will provide an insight into what European legislation on incorporating recycled content is currently looking like and what future developments we can expect. She will explore the current state of the PPWR legislation (focusing on food contact issues) and its status within the process in the EU.

Biography

Silvia Freni Sterrantino is Senior Legal Affairs Manager at European Plastics Converters. Before joining EuPC, she worked as an attorney in leading European law firms and in the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission. Admitted to the Italian Bar Association as a qualified attorney, she studied law at the universities of Siena, Cambridge and London, where she earned a LL.M. in Competition Law & IP at the London School of Economics and Political Science.   
 

Mireia Boada, Project Manager, Plastics Recyclers Europe

In this presentation Mireia Boada will explore the latest developments in certification of mechanical recycling, exploring physical traceability of recycled plastics

Biography

Mireia Boada is Project Manager at Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), association promoting plastics circularity in the EU. She specialises in plastics recycling, traceability of recycled plastics, certifications, and standardisation in plastics, packaging and chain of custody.

Mireia coordinates the development and maintenance of the certifications for recycling processes and use of recycled plastics in RecyClass, flagship initiative within PRE. 

Mireia is a biologist and holds a master’s degree in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability from the UAB in Barcelona. 

Haridharan Krishnan, Junior System Manager, ISCC Plus

Our speaker will explore the latest developments in Mass balance and why this is important for the plastics industry.

Biography

Hari is a Junior System Manager at Interna4onal Sustainability and Carbon Cer4fica4on (ISCC). Hari works for the ISCC PLUS Scheme, which is a voluntary scheme that is applicable for the bioeconomy and circular economy for food, feed, chemicals, plas4cs, packaging, tex4les and renewable feedstock derived from a process using renewable energy sources. Hari’s main focus areas are Chain of Custody Op4ons including Mass Balance, Traceability and Material screening for cer4fica4on.

Mark Roberts, Circular Value Chain Director, Berry

In this session our speaker will provide his expert opinion on what in their views are the technical barriers to incorporating recycled content, how serious these barriers are and how and when they will be overcome.

Laura Gil Carrera, the LEGO Group

In this session our speaker will explore the LEGO Groups experience of trying to incorporate recycled content into Lego bricks and ultimately why they decided not to go ahead with this.

Biography

Laura works as Senior Manager in Environmental Sustainability at the LEGO Group where she is part of driving the LEGO Group’s strategy on sustainable and circular products. Laura holds a PhD in bioprocess and environmental sciences and engineering and has significant experience in academia and industry, developing processes and technologies for waste valorization and biochemicals production.”

Lucie Charbonnel, Sustainability - AFEMEA, Amcor

In this session our speaker will explore new innovations for using recycled polymer in flexible packaging