With plastic use estimated to double by 2040 and negotiations for a UN treaty for plastic pollution underway, the time is now to tackle plastic waste.
Following the successful Ending Plastic Waste Symposium in 2023, we are partnering with RMIT University as host of the ARC TREMS Hub and the newly announced Solving Plastic Waste CRC to deliver the Ending Plastic Waste Symposium 2024 on Tuesday 6 August and Wednesday 7 August at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
The symposium covers:
- Plastic design and materials
- Advances in recycling and resource recovery
- Bioderived and compostable plastics
- Plastic in the environment
- The life cycle of plastic
- Product packaging and design
- Circular economy and system perspectives
- International approaches
RMCG Principal Dr Anne-Maree Boland is looking forward to facilitating the agricultural plastics session of the symposium.
The agricultural plastics session will cover current key issues, challenges and opportunities of plastic wastes in agricultural systems. This includes sources and types of plastics used, collection, storage, processing and recycling of plastic wastes, development of new technologies, management strategies, government policy for diverse agroecosystems.