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Event Schedule

TENTATIVE SEQUENTIAL AGENDA

01

09:00 – 09:30 Hrs

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Delegate check-in, badges, networking, exhibition opening.

02

09:30 – 09:45 Hrs

Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

• Conference vision for 2026
• Market transformation goals
• Importance of innovation & circularity

03

09:45 – 10:15 Hrs (KEYNOTE – 30 min)

Keynote Address: Global & Asian Plastics Outlook 2026

Key Themes:

• Global polymer demand, production & PCR trends
• Asia’s expanding influence in recycled resin markets
• Shifts driven by EPR, recycled-content mandates
• New technological disruptions (AI sorting, chemical recycling, digital traceability)

04

10:15 – 11:15 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 1: Plastics Recycling 2026 – State of the Market

Subtopics:

• Mechanical vs chemical recycling capacity outlook
• PCR supply–demand mismatch
• Brand-owner commitments & global packaging goals
• Aggregation, collection & bale-quality challenges

05

11:15 – 11:45 Hrs

Networking Break & Exhibition Visit

06

11:45 – 12:10 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: Breakthroughs in Mechanical Recycling Technologies

Subtopics:

• High-efficiency extrusion & washing
• Filtration innovations & quality improvement
• Contamination reduction & material recovery
• AI-based robotic sorting

07

12:10 – 12:35 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: Chemical & Advanced Recycling Pathways

Subtopics:

• Depolymerization (PET, nylon, PS)
• Pyrolysis oil quality & purification
• Solvent-based recycling
• Scalability, economics & energy footprints

08

12:35 – 13:05 Hrs (FIRESIDE CHAT – 20 + 10 Q&A)

Fireside Chat: Financing the Circular Economy

Subtopics:

• Capital requirements for recycling infrastructure
• Role of ESG finance & carbon credits
• Investor expectations & risk evaluation
• Case studies of successful funding models

09

13:05 – 14:05 Hrs

Lunch Break & Networking

10

14:05 – 15:05 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 2: Design for Recyclability – Upstream Packaging Innovation

Subtopics:

• Transition to mono-material packaging
• Label/ink choices that support recyclability
• Barriers, adhesives & lightweighting
• Packaging design guidelines & harmonization

11

15:05 – 15:30 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: Polyolefins Circular Transformation (PP & PE)

Subtopics:

• Recyclability of flexible plastics
• Additives & compatibilizers
• High-value PP/PE applications
• Segregation & contamination challenges

12

15:30 – 15:55 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: PET & Specialty Polymers – Beyond Bottles

Subtopics:

• Food-grade rPET & compliance standards
• PET thermoforms & textile-grade recycling
• Circularity of engineering plastics
• Consumer engagement & bale procurement

13

15:55 – 16:25 Hrs

Coffee & Networking Break

14

16:25 – 17:25 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 3: Innovation Showcase – Startup & Technology Spotlight

Subtopics:

• AI/ML for waste identification
• Depolymerization breakthroughs
• High-efficiency machinery
• Digital waste-traceability platforms

(Showcase style but structured as a moderated panel)

15

17:25 – 18:15 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min)

Panel 4: Circular Infrastructure & Collection Systems

Subtopics:

• MRF optimization & automation
• City-level waste integration models
• Rural vs urban collection pathways
• Informal sector uplift & digitization

16

18:15 – 18:30 Hrs

Closing Remarks – Day 1

17

18:45 – 21:30 Hrs

PRCA 2026 AWARDS & RECOGNITION CEREMONY

• Awards presentations
• Industry recognitions
• Networking dinner
• Entertainment & social engagement

01

09:00 – 09:30 Hrs

Morning Networking, Tea & Coffee

02

09:30 – 10:00 Hrs (KEYNOTE – 30 min)

Keynote: Regulatory Roadmap for Plastics Circularity 2030

Subtopics:

• PWM/EPR future direction
• Digital compliance systems
• National recycled-content mandates
• Import/export regulation updates

03

10:00 – 11:00 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 5: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – Compliance to Impact

Subtopics:

• Credible EPR target achievement
• Plastic credit marketplaces
• Real-time traceability
• Brand–recycler cooperation

04

11:00 – 11:30 Hrs

Networking Break

05

11:30 – 11:55 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: Quality, Standards & Traceability

Subtopics:

• PCR content verification & lab testing
• Blockchain-led tracking
• International standard alignment
• Minimising quality variation

06

11:55 – 12:20 Hrs (PRESENTATION – 20 + 5 Q&A)

Session: Global Trade & Market Access for Recyclates

Subtopics:

• Shifting scrap flows (post-policy era)
• Export restrictions & certifications
• Logistics & supply chain efficiencies
• Asia as a global sourcing hub

07

12:20 – 13:20 Hrs

Lunch Break & Networking

08

13:20 – 14:20 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 6: Sustainability Metrics & LCA – Quantifying Circularity

Subtopics:

• LCA modelling for packaging
• Carbon calculations for PCR vs virgin
• Scope-3 emissions from packaging
• Digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification)

09

14:20 – 15:20 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 7: Scaling Collection Systems – City, State & National Models

Subtopics:

• Urban municipal integration
• Financing waste systems
• Replicable global models
• Digital inclusion for informal workers

10

15:20 – 15:50 Hrs

Networking Break

11

15:50 – 16:50 Hrs (PANEL – 50 min + 10 Q&A)

Panel 8: Roadmap to 2030 – Technology, Policy & Market Transformation

Subtopics:

• AI-driven sorting vision
• Chemical recycling readiness
• EPR evolution 2026–2030
• Investments driving the next cycle

12

16:50 – 17:05 Hrs

Closing Keynote & Vote of Thanks

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