It\u2019s only by working together that we can end plastic waste.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Our program is designed to showcase a range of innovations across research, industry and government. The aim is to learn more about science and technology being applied for real-world impact, and to foster connections and future partnerships. See our full agenda here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nDay One: Tuesday 23 May 2023<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n | Session 1: Opening plenary<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\nPanel session: Collaboration and innovation: working together to address Australia\u2019s plastic waste challenges<\/em><\/h5>\r\nJoin CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall and other leaders across the plastic waste sector for a panel session to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation to address the challenges of plastic waste, and pathways to generate solutions. The panel will be discussing how to strengthen relationships between research, industry and government, existing challenges in Australia and the globe, and the importance of accelerating new science and technologies to address plastic waste.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | \r\n | Session 2: Achieving a circular economy for plastic<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n | Session 2.1: Circular economy \u2013 an approach towards reusing plastic<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nSession 2.2: Plastic recycling \u2013 current practices and future prospects<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nSession 2.3: Biodegradable polymers<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\nCircular Australia along with researchers from CSIRO will discuss circular solutions, from recyclable paint to modular processing options for ghost nets.<\/td>\r\n | Hear from Kimberly Clark on the Nappy Loop recycling project; Qenos on advanced recycling; and what\u2019s happening in the National Plastic Recycling Scheme.<\/td>\r\n | Biodegradable polymers, the latest science, and addressing the challenges of\u00a0 bioplastics.\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | \r\n | Session 3: Knowledge and data system initiatives \u2013 enabling change<\/h4>\r\n\r\n | Session 3.1: Social and behavioural enablers to ending plastic waste<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nSession 3.2: Leveraging standards and best practices to reduce plastic waste<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nSocial and behaviour change are critical for changing our relationship with plastics. We\u2019ll cover social and behavioural enablers to ending plastic waste, which includes survey work on eco-packaging purchasing behaviour and social licencing for advanced recycling.<\/td>\r\n | Presentations from Chemistry Australia and Standards Australia about work in the standards space and CSIRO\u2019s Standards Mapping project to identify what standards exist in Australia.<\/td>\r\n | \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | \r\n | Session 3.3: Applying knowledge to identify solutions to end plastic waste<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nSession 3.4: Plastic reduction, reuse and recycling in managed waste \u2013 empowering supply chain data<\/h5>\r\n<\/td>\r\nAustralia\u2019s plastic litter baseline project, and innovative science and technology for stormwater drains and gross pollutant traps to prevent litter ending up in the ocean.<\/td>\r\n | Information on dataflows, and supply chain analytics to keep data private.<\/td>\r\n | \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n | \r\n | \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n | Session 4: Posters<\/h4>\r\n |
Hear from industry experts who know the issues of dealing with plastic waste first-hand. Join CEO of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) Suzanne Toumbourou who will chair a panel made up of Colin Barker from the Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN); Bonnie Marshall from the National Retail Association (NRA); Peter Bury from Chemistry Australia and Ricki Hersburgh from Plastic Oceans Australasia, Richard Kirkman from the Veolia Group.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Plastic pollution knows no borders. We all have a role to play in ending plastic waste. Learn more about global initiatives and how science diplomacy is making a difference in the Indo-Pacific. This session will cover the Indo-Pacific Plastics Innovation Network with Plastic Innovation Hubs being established in Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The hubs are bringing together researchers, start-ups, industry and investors to accelerate deep-tech solutions to reduce plastic waste in the region. You\u2019ll also hear more about how global plastic pollution surveys can capture the extent of the problem and inform localised intervention methods.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n This final interactive session will allow participants to choose one of four themes emerging from the symposium.\u00a0 Participants in each theme room will have a chance to explore how to progress further thinking and collaboration.<\/p>\r\n Capturing the key thoughts using collaborative technology, a final plenary will be shared from each theme in the main room.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s only by working together that we can end plastic waste. Our program is designed to showcase a range of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":472,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nba-redirect":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n Session 7: Continuing our collaborative journey \u2013 next steps on the path to Ending Plastic Waste\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Session 8: Symposium wrap up<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
We will capture what we have learned, and where we can direct attention to continue the fight against plastic waste.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \u00a0Symposium End<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n