Agricultural film recycling is focus of European event

The second International Recycling Forum on Agricultural Plastics – Potential for Recycling has been scheduled for 26-28 April 2017 at the Hotel Dorint Pallas in Wiesbaden, Germany. The first event was held for in 2015.

The conference organisers, RIGK GmbH and the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organisations (EPRO), says the focus of the event will again be on recycling plastic scrap generated in the agricultural sector. An accompanying exhibition also will be open to delegates, who can pay €646 €576, depending on whether they wish to attend an evening event. (Prices include a 19% VAT, say the organisers).

A registration page for the event can be found here.

RIGK GmbH describes itself as a specialist in the recovery of used, empty packaging and plastics from its customers in Germany, Romania and Chile.

EPRO, founded a working group for the recycling of agricultural plastic scrap in 2006. The group describes itself as a pan-European partnership of specialist organisations working to develop and deliver efficient solutions for the sustainable management of plastic scrap.