Below is a recording of the Plastics 101 webinar. The webinar was held on Tuesday 11 August 2015. The webinar covers:
A brief introduction to the plastics industry in NZ (Ken Sowman, Business Manager, Plastics NZ)
Plastics 101 (Neil Edmonds, Director of Polymers & Coating Science, University of Auckland). This includes:
- the properties of different polymers
- the reasons polymers are selected for particular products
- the barriers to using recycled content in products
Plastics recycling and environmental initiatives in NZ (Dennise Chapman, Chair – Environment Committee, Plastics NZ). This includes:
- Plastics recycling in NZ
- Plastic identification code
- Design for the Environment
Q+A (10 mins)
Below you will also find copies of the related presentations.