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The Annual Plastics and Waste Conference, organised by the Australia-New Zealand section of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE A-NZ), will be run as a series of webinars set for 15-19 November.

Titled ‘Plastics and the Circular Economy – The Virtual Edition’, the webinars will feature more than 20 presentations split over four separate sessions.

Speakers include:

  •       Professor Edward Kosior, Nextek
  •       Garance Boullenger, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
  •       Trevor Evans, assistant minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management
  •       Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
  •       Andrew Smith, Pact Recycling and Demand Creation
  •       Steve Alexander, Association of Plastics Recyclers

Click here to view the full agenda, and here for attendance registration.

For more information on the program, contact:

Han Michel - +61 416 168 255 or hanmichel@bigpond.com

Hamed Ghajarnia - +61 410 816 075 or hghajarnia@gmail.com

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