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The scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers
What are key examples of current scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers in Western Europe?
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InReP: technology for high quality recycled plastics
Concerted action to tackle plastic waste and ensure its recycling The Circular Plastics Initiative aims to make plastics fully circular. To achieve this, it brings together organisations from every phase...
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Researchers of the first project in the Circular Plastics Initiative
At the Circular Plastics Initiative (CPI), we work towards a fully circular value chain, from production and use via collecting and sorting towards re-use and recycling. Our researchers are important...
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“I am looking forward to develop new ideas that can be soon applied in large-scale used plastics management”
My name is Hamid Gilvari and I was born in 1987 in Iran. I am working at the Delft University of Technology as a Postdoctoral Researcher which is part of...
Masterclass Financing spring 2021 (Dutch)
Are you a start-up or small and medium-sized company in the energy sector? And are you looking for the financing instrument that best suits your company? After several successful editions,...
Nieuwe installatie draagt bij aan sluiting van de circulaire koolstofketen
ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux en Tata Steel hebben een gezamenlijke uitstoot van ruim 20 miljoen ton CO2 per jaar. Door deze te verminderen kunnen zij een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan de...
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Paco Rutten
Program Officer (Circular Plastics, Electric Cracking)
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Improving the recycling process: the need of working from an end market perspective
What are the design challenges in making plastic packaging more recyclable? What steps need to be taken to develop better defined sorting streams? Read more about the third conference day...
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Recover valuable substances with ReCoVR
As a result of the growing world population, raw materials are becoming increasingly scarce. That is why we want to have a circular economy in 2050 in which all raw...
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A long way to go to achieve a fully circular system
The Circular Plastics Conference 2021 offers a series of online sessions, diving deeper into specific subjects. During the second conference day, there were two parallel sessions that went more into...
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VEMW verkiezingsdebat over water, energie en klimaat
Op 2 maart van 14:00 – 15:30 uur gaan vier politici in debat over actuele onderwerpen op het gebied van water, energie en klimaat. Dit gebeurt onder leiding van onderzoeker...
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4th International Joint CCESG – Conference on Clean Energy and Smart Grid
CCESG 2021 is an ideal platform for keeping up with advances and changes to a consistently morphing field.
Ontbijtsessie: Een schone industrie in 2050. Hoe dan?
Energie Nederland organiseert een reeks ontbijtsessies over het energiesysteem van de toekomst. Op 23 maart van 8.00 tot 11.00 uur staat het onderwerp ‘een schone industrie in 2050’ op het...
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Dedicated collaboration is needed in realizing a full Circular Plastics society
Lessons learned at the first session of the Circular Plastics Conference 2021 Last week Thursday the first session of the Circular Plastics Conference 2021 took place. Over 100 participants gathered...
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The Circular Plastics Initiative has the possibility to improve the recycling situation in different countries in Europe
My name is Mohamed Hany Abokersh and I am a Sustainability Analyst holding a PhD in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering from Universitat Rovira i Virgili as a part of...
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“Part of my PhD was dedicated to the development of microplastics detection methods”
I am Liron Zada, I am a 38-year-old Postdoc at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I am married with three children, living in the Netherlands for more than 8 years. I...
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“My study background and interest have naturally led me to circularity of materials”
My name is Juraj Petrík, I am 26 years old, and my research topic is focused on the circularity of plastics and life cycle assessment (LCA). I was introduced to...
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InnovatieExpo 2021
Op de InnovatieExpo 2021 zie je wat ons land allemaal in huis heeft, word je creativiteit geprikkeld en ontmoet je toonaangevende spelers die jouw idee verder helpen.
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Webinar verplichting EED energie-audit
Wat heeft u aan een EED energie-audit, wat zijn de alternatieven en hoe kunt u de EED verplichtingen aanpakken? U leert de ins en outs tijdens ons gratis webinar van...
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Springtij Forum 2021
From September 22th till 24th the Springtij Forum takes place. The forum is an influential meeting place for everyone committed to a sustainable future in the Netherlands.
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Decarb Connect
Accelerating decarbonisation in hard to abate sectors. Roadmaps, pilot project intel and cross-sector partnerships.
7th Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit
For the 2021 European edition, the conference will explore the on-going & future CO2 utilisation projects, the importance of creating partnership through industrial clusters, best practices of LCAs, as well...
9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals
The conference is one of the oldest and most established worldwide and has developed into a unique meeting place for the entire Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X industry...
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I was inspired by the sustainable nature of the project
Dion Smink researched the topic of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) at University of Twente.