PROFIT & MATTER webinar: Towards increased plastics recycling in Flanders

On the 25th of November 2020, Ghent University hosted a webinar to present the final results and conclusions of the two Catalisti-ICON projects MATTER & PROFIT.

Project partners included:
University of Antwerp
Borealis
BULK .ID
ECO-oh!
Fost Plus
Govaerts Recycling NV
Indaver
OVAM
OWS nv
Plarebel
Vanheede Environment Group.

During the webinar, we presented some techno-scientific insights in valorising plastics from comingled waste, chemical vs. mechanical recycling and what the new P+MD bag will mean for Belgium. Next to this, the main conclusions and their implications for plastic recycling were discussed during a panel conversation moderated by
Kim Ragaert (Professor Circular Plastics Ghent University) and as panellists
Erik Moerman (Manager Business Development Indaver),
Nico Kimpe (Sales & Sourcing Supervisor Vanheede),
Jan Van Havenbergh (Managing Director Catalisti),
Steven De Meester (Professor Ghent University,
Laboratory for Circular Process Engineering) and
Philippe Gendebien (Project Manager Fost Plus).