Transitioning to a Sustainable, Circular Economy for Plastics Workshop Presentations

The following are presentations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office's (BETO) Transitioning to a Sustainable, Circular Economy for Plastics Workshop held June 8–9, 2023.

Day 1 Presentations

PRESENTATION TITLE	SPEAKER	ORGANIZATION
Welcome and Workshop Introductions	Coralie Backlund	BETO
Session 1: Sustainability & Circularity for Plastics
Department of Energy’s Evolving Interests in Plastic Circularity	Kathryn Peretti	AMMTO
Changing Landscape for Plastics: International Policy Perspective	Erica Nuñez	The Ocean Foundation
Ambitions and Challenges in Delivering on Plastics and Waste Commitments	Nicholas Vijverman	Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Session 2: Plastic Recycling – A Changing Landscape
Current State of Plastic Recycling in the U.S.	Nina Bellucci Butler	Stina
Biomass Feedstock National User Facility Capabilities for Plastic Processing and Recycling	Vicki Thompson	Biomass Feedstock National User Facility
Molecular Recycling	Bridget Croke	Closed Loop Partners
Plastics recycling and design in the BOTTTLE Consortium	Gregg Beckham	National Renewable Energy Laboratory/BOTTLE
Plastic Recycling Challenges and Improvements – talks from the field	David Allaway	Oregon DEQ

PRESENTATION TITLE	SPEAKER	ORGANIZATION
Flash Talks: Perspectives from Polymer Scientists
A Working Backwards Approach to Plastics	Alan Jacobsen	Amazon
What polymers are best for packaging from a holistic sustainability perspective and technologies are needed to scale them?	Jun Wang	Colgate
The confusion around biodegradability	Jason Locklin	University of Georgia
Benefits and risks of new polymers in the current and future recycling system	Taylor Uekert	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Which plastics can easily/reasonably be replaced with biodegradable plastics?	Andrea Kasko	University of California, Los Angeles