First Ever Re|focus Event features educational tracks, programs.
Press Release Summary:
SPI announced session topics for Recycling Technology Track and Engineering Educational Track, which will be part of Re|focus Recycling Summit & Expo. This event, taking place April 25–27, 2016 in Orlando, FL, will also feature presenters from APR; Plastic Technologies, Inc.; and DuPont EMEA. In addition to educational offerings, Re|focus will also have Regulation & Compliance, Sustainability & Global Trends, Industry Focus, and Supply Chain Management programs.
Original Press Release:
Re|focus Recycling Summit & Expo Engineering and Recycling Technology Educational Tracks to Feature Presenters from ISRI, APR and More
WASHINGTON—SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association announced session topics for two key tracks—the Recycling Technology and Engineering Educational Tracks—that are part of a larger summit agenda that will be offered at the first-ever Re|focus Recycling Summit & Expo, scheduled for April 25-27, 2016 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. The Recycling Technology Educational Track will feature industry leaders on key topics driving the recovery and use of recycled plastics forward, including:
the latest uses in optical sorting technologies, including how innovative applications of sorting technology can help improve the economics of recovery.
how to manage odor control both from the perspective of setting a standard and meeting a standard.
tapping the potential of auto shredder residue, a session sponsored by ISRI.
the latest advances in plastics recycling.
The Engineering Educational Track is sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE’s) Sustainability Division and will address key challenges that processors and brand owners might face in incorporating greater use of recycled content, and better designing products for recycling. Presenters include Steve Alexander, Executive Director of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), Scott Steele, President of Plastic Technologies, Inc. and Lukas Bartek, Manager of New Business Development at DuPont EMEA. “SPE and its Sustainability Division is proud to be the sponsor for the Engineering Educational Track on recycling technology,” said Russell C. Broome, managing director of SPE. “This new focused, but all-encompassing event, will provide great value to the U.S. plastics industry as it continues on a growth trajectory.”
In addition to these educational offerings, Re|focus will also have programs focusing on Regulation & Compliance, Sustainability & Global Trends, Industry Focus (which will provide recycling insights specific to the automotive, packaging, medical and building & construction industries) and Supply Chain Management.
For more information and for updates to the Re|focus program, visit the Re|focus website or sign up for updates.
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"From resin suppliers and equipment makers to processors and brand owners, SPI is proud to represent all facets of the U.S. plastics industry," said William R. Carteaux, president and CEO, SPI. "Our most recent economic reports show that the plastics industry as a whole is resilient, and has come through the recession significantly better than other U.S. manufacturing sectors."
