This presentation discusses the various commitments made by companies and states in response to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation report, with a particular focus on flexible plastic packaging. In North America, this has resulted in the U.S. Plastics Pact and Canada Plastics Pact, in 2020 and 2021 respectively. These organizations recently published their roadmap to 2025. We will describe the major initiatives being developed by the industry to meet the requirements defined by these commitments.

Biography
Holder of a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnique Montreal, Pierre is currently VP R&D and Sustainability at PolyExpert Inc., a blow film manufacturer based in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Over the last 20 years, its activities have been an ever-going exploration of novel sustainable designs for plastic products, through the development of polymer blends, compounds and film structures. Since 2018, his passion and efforts have been to promote advances in sustainable flexible packaging and plastic circularity. Knowledge and proven facts has made him a true advocate of flexible packaging’s utility in fighting climate change. He never misses an opportunity to argue (peacefully!) with those who denigrate plastics.

** This seminar will be in English