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Plastic Recycling

11/12/2025

Join us for a comprehensive training on recycling in packaging. Delve into crucial topics including recycling statistics, legislation, evolving technologies, and practical case studies, equipping yourself with the knowledge to navigate the complex landscape of sustainability and circularity in the industry.

This training suit for  professionals working in the packaging industry or related fields, particularly those involved in sustainability, circularity, and waste management. This could include individuals from companies involved in manufacturing, designing, or distributing packaging materials, as well as those working in regulatory bodies or academic institutions focused on plastics and recycling technologies.

Thema KMO-portefeuille:  Duurzaamheid

SPEAKERS 

  • Jef Van Dun - Van Dun Consulting CommV More than 30 years of experience in the plastic industry! 
  • Prof. Dr. Rudy Koopmans – Against All Odds BV More than 35 years of experience in the plastics industry and academia.
  •  Prof. dr. ir. Jaap Den Doelder - TU Eindhoven, NL More than 25 years of experience in the plastics industry and academia.

PROGRAM

08:00 Welcome with coffee

08:30 MODULE 1 - PROF. DR. RUDY KOOPMANS  

WHY RECYCLING?

 DEFINITIONS: 

  • A systems approach 
  • General concepts: Recycling, sustainability, circularity, .... 
  • Definition of recycling 
  • Eco Design

10:15 Coffee break

 10:30 MODULE 2 - JEF VAN DUN 

Statistics on Recycling: Belgium and Europe (Plastics Europe; CEFLEX)

 Players in Belgium

 Legislation: 

  • Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 
  • Labelling and Communication Tracking and tracing - works only well in B2B 
  • Need for standardization; use of existing standards

12:00 Lunch break

13:00 MODULE 3 - JAAP DEN DOELDER

RECYCLING: 

  • A rapidly changing technology landscape 
  • Short recap on polymers and extrusion 
  • Sorting technologies - effectiveness
  •  Primary/secondary/tertiary recycling 
  • Which techniques (mechanical - chemical/advanced): possibilities and limitations/risks; Primary/secondary/tertiary recycling
  •  Degradation mechanism: PET vs. PE vs. PP; Effect on properties (deterioration, loss of tailor made properties)
  •  Smell
  •  Color 
  • Yellowing 
  • Best practices - which percentages of recycled material are currently possible? How far away are we from what eventually will be required?

15:30 Module 4 - Case studies

 Case studies: Use of recyclets 

  • Determination of recycled content 
  • Practical examples


  •  16:30 End


Registration: www.ibebvi.com 

Info: marleen.calcoen@ibebvi.com 

Language: English

 Price: All prices do NOT include VAT

  •  Members IBE-BVI € 485.00
  •  Members federation: € 595.00 
  • No member: € 670.00 


Extra info: 

  • Timing: The training will start at 8:30 and will end at 16:30 
  • Included in the price: Training, course material, coffee break, lunch 
  • Subsidies: 
    • for PME’s: up to 30% subsidy via KMO-portefeuille 
    • for food companies (PC 118 & PC 220) subsidy of €150/particpant/day via ALIMENTO 
    • for paper- & board processing companies (PC136 & PC 222): 100% subsidy via the sector fund PaperPackSkills - Info - nathalie.govaerts@indufed.be