Ending Plastic Waste Symposium 2022
PLEASE NOTE: This symposium has been postponed until the second half of 2022 – further details will be available soon.
A registration reminder was inadvertently sent out on the 11th Jan. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused.
We are working to reschedule the event for later in the year.
The purpose of the symposium is to bring together industry, government, academia and the community to share the latest plastics research and initiatives in an open and inclusive forum. This will help to achieve the Ending Plastic Waste Mission goal of an 80 per cent reduction in plastic waste entering the Australian environment by 2030.
Outline of the day
| Timing | Item | Speaker/facilitator |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome and introductions | Deborah Lau (CSIRO) |
| 09:05 – 09:15 | EPW mission – an overview | Deborah Lau (CSIRO) |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Keynote speech
A circular economy for plastics, where it never becomes waste or pollution |
Brooke Donnelly (APCO) |
| 09:45 – 10:35 | Materials & processes – sustainable bio-derived initiatives | Deborah Lau (CSIRO) |
| 09:45 – 09:55
09:55 – 10:05 10:05 – 10:15 10:15 – 10:25 10:25 – 10:35 |
Biodegradable and bioderived plastic
Petase Risk characterisation of bioderived plastic Rewriting biology to cope with anthropogenic waste Q&A |
Pete Cass (CSIRO)
Albert Ardevol Grau (CSIRO) Mike Williams (CSIRO) Colin Scott (CSIRO) |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Knowledge & data system initiatives – enabling change | Deborah Lau (CSIRO) |
| 10:35 – 10:45
10:45 – 10:55 10:55 – 11:00 |
Social and behavioural enablers
Information for policy/decision making Q&A |
Andrea Walton (CSIRO)
Denise Hardesty (CSIRO)
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
| 11:30 – 12:20 | Knowledge & data system initiatives – collection & visualisation | Kathie McGregor (CSIRO) |
| 11:30 – 11:40
11:40 – 11:50 11:50 – 12:00 12:00 – 12:10 12:10 – 12:20 |
Smart sensors and camera traps
National plastic waste data visualisation Standards mapping & visualisation Sustainable waste data collection Q&A |
Denise Hardesty (CSIRO)
Mats Henrikson (CSIRO) Qamar Schuyler (CSIRO) Gavin Walker (CSIRO) |
| 12:20 – 13:30 | Materials & processes – waste innovation | Kathie McGregor (CSIRO) |
| 12:20 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:40 12:40 – 12:50 12:50 – 13:00 13:00 – 13:10 |
Nappy recycling
PVC analyser Advanced recycling & innovation hub Matrix project Q&A |
Sally Hutchinson (CSIRO)
Qamar Schuyler (CSIRO) Sarah King (CSIRO) Michael Batten (CSIRO) |
| 13:10 – 13:50 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:50 – 14:20 | Global initiatives | Denise Hardesty (CSIRO) |
| 13:50 – 14:20
13:50 – 13:58
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Indo-Pacific plastics innovation update
India – Australia industry and research collaboration for reducing plastic waste Global plastics leakage project Q&A |
Amelia Fyfield (CSIRO)
Heinz Schandl (CSIRO) Denise Hardesty (CSIRO) |
| 14:20 – 15:20 | Panel discussion – emerging challenges and meeting our targets
A discussion on the emerging challenges being faced and the focus needed to address these challenges to meet our desired goal. |
David Romano and Panel Experts |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Closing remarks | Deborah Lau (CSIRO) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | NETWORKING – CANAPES and REFRESHMENTS | |