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Only a few days to go to take advantage of early bird registration fees! Register for the 5th Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy by October 30th and save 100€ on full entrance fees! Further discounts will be applied to IWWG members and group bookings of delegates from the same organisation/institution
SUM2020 is fast approaching! Do not miss this great opportunity to take part in the most promising edition ever with almost 200 presentations! DAILY PROGRAMME AVAILABLE
This year's edition of the Symposium will be held as a fully virtual event from 18-20 November 2020. Through our platform, accessible from any device (phones, tablets and computers), attendees will be able to:
- Watch all presentations, both live and on-demand after each session
- Join live discussions, roundtables and Q&A moderated chats
- Browse through all e-posters and watch the discussions by their authors
- Network with other attendees via chat and video calls (both 1:1 or group)
- Browse through exhibitors profile pages and connect with companies representatives
- Re-watch every session and presentation even after the end of the conference
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
SINGLE USE PLASTICS: TRANSITION TOWARDS THE FUTURE
PLENARY SESSION / 20 November 2020 / 11:45 - 13:008th November 2020 / 12:00 - 13:00
Marine littering and plastic waste prevention are among the priorities of EU policies in recent years. The urgency of measures’ adoption to promote plastic waste prevention is evident. Plastic use and mainly single use plastic is subject to a new debate and there is a clear contrast between the drive to reduce the use of disposable plastic and the spread of SUP because of health and sanitary safety issues. From one side, a robust reduction of plastic products and plastic waste, advocated by many because of the dramatic consequences for health and environment, has been encouraged by the Eu plastic strategy and other European regulations during the past three years. From the another side, it is considered necessary to increase plastic goods' use, like during these months and as perhaps for years to come: concern about safety and cross-contamination has caused statewide, municipal, and corporate repeals of single-use plastic bans and this has been translated into a heightened demand for bottled water, PPE, plastic bags and packaging. The pandemic has slowed down the implementation of plastic replacement and prevention. Bioplastics is also an important topic. Is bioplastics ready to replace fossil fuel-based plastic products in some sectors? It is of utmost importance to define the targets and to design a transition that avoids shortage or critical reduction of turnovers and jobs for plastic value chain companies, guaranteeing both worldwide environmental and health protection.
THE FINAL PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE!
SPECIAL CUMULATIVE FEES SUM + VENICE have been set for delegates who wish to attend both SUM Symposium 2020 and our partner event Venice 2020 - 8th International Symposium on Energy from biomass and waste >>>
