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Invitation to Webinar on Raising recycling by sorting plastics from mixed MSW 6.3.2024

Welcome to join us at “Raising recycling by sorting plastics from mixed MSW” online webina

Welcome to join us at “Raising recycling by sorting plastics from mixed MSW” online webinar, organized by MSWPlast(you are switching to another service) and PlastLIFE(you are switching to another service) -projects.

Webinar aims to inspire a discussion on the role of centralized sorting of municipal mixed waste and recycling of plastics in increasing MSW recycling rate.

When: Wednesday 6th of March 2024, from 10.00 to 12.30 (UTC +2)
Where: Microsoft Teams

We hope to see you at the webinar!

Program:

10.00 Words of welcome

  • Helena Dahlbo (PlastLIFE & MSWPlast), Finnish Environment Institute

10.05 Plastic waste volumes in Finland

  • Annika Johansson, Finnish Environment Institute

10.20 MSWPlast results:

  • Composition and recyclability of mixed waste plastic / Malin zu Castell Rüdenhausen, Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • Political instruments for sorting mixed MSW / Topi Turunen, Finnish Environment Institute

10.45 Plastic waste shipments – Terms for international shipments of municipal waste

  • Hannele Nikander, Competent authority of transfrontier shipments of waste in Finland

11.00 Break

11.10 Case Finland – MSWPlast: Possibilities of mixed waste sorting plant in increasing recycling

  • Tommi Erla, Remeo

11.20 Commentary on the speech: The outlook of waste incineration plant

  • Kalle Patomeri, Vantaan energia

11.25 Commentary on the speech: What is the role of sorting mixed MSW next to source separation?

  • Riitta Levinen, The Ministry of environment, Finland

11.30 Case ‘The Netherlands’ – Presentation of a sorting facility and the outlook how it complements the national MSW management system

  • Richard Tromp, Banzo

11.50 Case ‘Sweden’ – Presentation of a sorting facility and the outlook how it complements the national MSW management system

  • Stellan Höglund, Sörab

12.10 Discussion

12.25 Closing words

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