Symposium outputs
Symposium keynote presentations:
The annual Australian Plastics Flows and Fates study has been undertaken for more than two decades and provides a comprehensive time-series picture of plastics flows across all polymer types and applications. Another output of the study are projections of plastics consumption and end-of-life (waste) generation out to 2050, by polymer type and application. In this presentation Kyle outlines the high-level numbers on plastics flows in Australia across; plastics consumption and recovery estimates since 2000, plastics recovery rates by polymer type and application, projections of plastics consumption and end-of-life generation out to 2050, and current and planned plastics reprocessing capacity. The objective of this presentation is to provide a good sense of the macro level flows and fates of plastics use in Australia, and the scale of the plastics waste management challenge over the next few decades.