Abstracts

Day One: Tuesday 6 August, 2024

Session 2: Parallel topic sessions

Health implications of plastics in our ecosystem

Facilitated by Professor Magdalena Plebanski (RMIT University)

Microplastics

Facilitated by Professor Nicky Eshtiaghi (RMIT University)

Environmental detection and remediation

Facilitated by Professor Andrew Ball (RMIT University)

Session 3: Parallel topic sessions

Medical plastics

Facilitated by Professor Stephanie Feih (Griffith University)

Agricultural plastics

Facilitated by Dr Anne‑Maree Boland (RMCG)

Construction and built environment

Facilitated by Dr Biplob Pramanik (RMIT University)

Session 4: Parallel topic sessions

Plastics in food packaging

Facilitated by Professor Benu Adhikari and Associate Professor Fugen Daver (RMIT University)

Plastic waste management and recycling: current state of the art

Facilitated by Suzanne Toumbourou (ACOR)

Bioplastics and renewable plastic production: challenges and opportunities

Facilitated by Dr Albert Ardevol Grau (CSIRO)

Day Two: Wednesday 7 August, 2024

Session 2: Parallel topic sessions

How can Australia increase its speed in transitioning to a circular economy?

Facilitated by Dr Simran Talwar (UTS)

Understanding the life cycle of plastics: data and metrics

Facilitated by Gavin Walker (CSIRO)

Unifying efforts: setting standards and best practice for ending plastic waste

Facilitated by Helen Millicer (One Planet Consulting)

Session 3: Parallel topic sessions

Achieving change through behaviour and policies

Facilitated by Dr Andrea Walton (CSIRO)

Design for circularity

Facilitated by Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga (RMIT University)

International approaches to integrated systems

Facilitated by Andrea Sosa-Pintos (CSIRO)