New Plastics Economy Summit
The New Plastics Economy Conference was held in 2021 and 2022 as a multi-stakeholder and international convening platform focused on circular economy-based solutions to plastic pollution. With its “Towards a Circular Economy” approach, the conference aimed to fundamentally rethink the way plastics are designed, used and recovered.
A Common Ground for Circular Solutions Against Plastic Pollution
The New Plastics Economy Conference was held in 2021 and 2022 as a multi-stakeholder and international convening platform focused on circular economy-based solutions to plastic pollution.
With its “Towards a Circular Economy” approach, the conference aimed to fundamentally rethink the way plastics are designed, used and recovered.
Global Perspective, Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
Across the conferences held over two years, approximately 80 experts, including global speakers, came together across 37 sessions.
Key topics addressed with the contributions of representatives from the private sector, public sector, academia and civil society included:
- Packaging and circular economy
- Plastic waste reduction
- Reuse and refill models
- Bioplastics
- Innovation and technology
- Policy development
- Consumer behavior
- Best practice examples
These topics were addressed from a practical and solution-oriented perspective, covering the entire plastics value chain.
Systemic Change Made Possible Through Collaboration
The New Plastics Economy Conference reinforced the understanding that preventing plastic pollution is only possible through multi-stakeholder collaboration and systemic transformation.
Creating a common ground where global approaches met local practices, the conference continues to hold its place in institutional memory as an important part of the work carried out in the fields of circular economy and plastics transformation.
