{"id":4,"date":"2018-09-18T05:05:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T05:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/starter\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T01:52:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do we significantly reduce plastic waste?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Ending Plastic Waste Symposium allowed delegates to find out more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The extent of the plastic waste problem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The latest research and technology solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circular economy and recycling initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bio-derived and compostable plastic innovations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global collaborations for real world impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symposium was held as part of our Ending Plastic Waste (EPW) Mission, which has a goal of an 80 per cent reduction in plastic waste entering the Australian environment by 2030. To achieve this, we need a co-ordinated response across a range of sectors to revolutionise the way we make, use, recycle and dispose of plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts from across research, industry and government who are generating cutting-edge solutions across the entire plastic supply chain spoke during the event which included topics such as advances in plastic design and materials, information for decision-making, and behaviour change.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"nba-block nba-csiro__column content__gutenberg wp-block-nba-csiro-column\" data-block-id=\"4f53cda1-11867bc5-7885ca1e\" data-block-type=\"nba-csiro__column\"><div class=\"nba-block nba-csiro__column-grid wp-block-nba-csiro-column-grid\" data-block-id=\"627157a4-ed1cf32c-92072e52\" data-block-type=\"nba-csiro__column-grid\"><div class=\"nba-layout\"><div class=\"section--transparent\"><div class=\"grid__container container__content\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-3  \"><div class=\"section--transparent column-block content__gutenberg\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/speakers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/Marine-Debris_5756_new-logo-denise-hardesty-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"researcher on the beach kneeling down and picking up a piece of litter\" class=\"wp-image-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/Marine-Debris_5756_new-logo-denise-hardesty-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/Marine-Debris_5756_new-logo-denise-hardesty-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/Marine-Debris_5756_new-logo-denise-hardesty-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/Marine-Debris_5756_new-logo-denise-hardesty-1623x1080.jpg 1623w, 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