Re|Focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit releases programming details

Event is co-located with NPE2018: The Plastics Show in May.


The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, has announced programming details for the 2018 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit, May 8-10, co-located with the expanded Re|focus Zone at NPE2018: The Plastics Show in Orlando, Florida. Speakers include experts from Procter & Gamble (P&G), Purdue University and ExxonMobil. The keynote speaker is Oliver Campbell of Dell Technologies.

Campbell, director of worldwide procurement and packaging at Dell, delivers the keynote presentation, Tuesday, May 8, “Using Dell Innovation and Supply Chain to Tackle Ocean Plastic.” He explains how Dell developed and launched a program to create a commercially scalable supply of plastics recovered from the ocean that can be used in product packaging.

The three-day summit features five other educational sessions with expert panels to lead discussions and provide practical steps companies can take to achieve their recycling and sustainability goals:

“The speakers at the Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit are pioneers in sustainability and are poised to lead the plastics industry to new heights,” says PLASTICS Vice President of Sustainability Kim Holmes. “Their insights, coupled with the education-in-action on the show floor in the Re|focus Zone, will help attendees realize and reach their sustainability goals.”

To register for NPE2018: The Plastics Show, scheduled for May 7-11, 2018, visit http://NPE.org/attend.

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