🔄 Day 1 concluded at the EDANA Sustainability Forum with Session 3! 🌍 "Do plastics fit into a sustainable future?" Panelists from Plastics Europe, EuRIC - The European Recycling Industries, and Borealis — David Carroll, Emmanuel KATRAKIS, Venetia Spencer, and Gustaf Tobieson —delved into transitioning the plastics system, increasing circularity, fighting plastic waste and climate change. Stay tuned for more sustainability insights! 💚🔄 #Sustainability #Nonwovens #CircularEconomy #SustainabilityNonwovens
It was indeed a very insightful exchange of views on the #future of plastics. Quite some work to be done to further improve circularity for various applications in which #plastics are used but we are on the right track. Great to hear that we all agree on the critical role played by #recycledcontent to drive the demand for #circularmaterials or the importance of #ecodesign to bridge the various stage of #valuechains. Evidence based policy, #incentives and a level playing field in #Europe & globally will remain essential!
I'm particularly curious if there are conversations about using more Bamboo, Hemp, and Biopolymers in production. A move away from synthetic materials would be a huge step towards reducing environmental impact after the product lifecycle is complete!
Thanks for having me, was great to discuss what we see as needed for the transition, and the building blocks of where evidence based policy can really help us all to get there, together.