Paper and Plastics Recycling Conferences Europe: Industry professionals convene in Italy

Nearly 200 delegates from the processing, trading, collecting and consuming sides of the paper recycling industry convened in Milan, Italy, in late October for the 11th Paper Recycling Conferences Europe event. The two-day event was hosted by the Recycling Today Media Group in partnership with Smithers Pira.

This year's event was the first time that the paper and plastics recycling portions were split into two completely separate conference programmes, one focusing on the plastics sector, the other on recovered fibre. Attendees were free to attend sessions and panels from either session.

Conference sessions focused on a range of topics, including the outlook and economic impacts for the paper and plastics recycling industries, quality and supply issues, processing techniques and innovations, unique partnerships and case studies, and achieving the global economy.

Around 50 industry professionals served as speakers, chairpersons and panelists for the program. Among the conference presenters were Surendra Borad of Gemini Corp., Ranjit Baxi of J&H Sales International, Jim Malone of DS Smith, Guillermo Valles of SAICA, Keith Freegard of Axion Recycling, Thijs Cox of Ciparo and Joanna Stephenson of LINPAC Packaging, to name a few.

The event also featured a gathering of industry suppliers and event sponsors presenting the latest information on processing and handling technologies and equipment.

Continuing conference coverage of select topics and presentations included as part of the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conferences Europe will be featured in future issues of Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition magazines.