"We are excited to announce that the 5th annual Plasticity Forum will be held in Shanghai on April 27th and 28th, with the main event on the 27th – "Material Solutions for Undervalued Resources"
The 28th will comprise of a half-day design workshop – "Material Design for Sustainability – Plastic as a Long Term Resource," with our partners Successful Design and Green Initiatives. This coincides with the ChinaPlas event in the city, and the event will include a tour of some of the ChinaPlas show on the 26th.
It's versatile, it's cheap and it's incredibly convenient. Yet despite being designed to throw away, plastic simply doesn't go away. Plasticity is unique in its forward looking, collaborative discussion on what is happening, and how we can work together to scale waste reduction of this valuable resource. The event brings together decision makers, innovators, brands, international associations, policy makers and many more. You won't want to miss this big discussion on plastic, and what companies and organizations are doing to reduce its waste impact.
Every year 280 million tons of plastic is produced globally, yet estimates suggest that only 10% each year is actually recycled. Capturing this waste stream presents a significant and untapped business opportunity, as does the redesign of packaging, and the thought process around waste creation. The Plasticity Forum presents ideas and opens up discussions on how to harness this material in new ways, both "pre" and "post" consumer use.
We address design, materials, innovations, re-use, and waste reduction in the aim of encouraging further innovations within plastic use and powerful collaborations between our community which includes producers, users, recyclers, designers, innovators and entrepreneurs. The forum is form part of a global series of events in Portugal related to the ocean and our communities that surround it, including The Economist's World Ocean Summit and Portugal's Blue Week.
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