Plastic Recycling

08/12/2026

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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

Info: marleen.calcoen@ibebvi.com

Language: English

Price: All prices do NOT include VAT

  • Members IBE-BVI € 510
  • Members federation: € 625
  • No member: € 705

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: via KMO-portefeuille
  • for food companies (PC 118 & PC 220) via ALIMENTO
  • for paper- & board processing companies (PC136 & PC 222): via the sector fund PaperPackSkills - Info: Nathalie Govaerts / nathalie.govaerts@indufed.be