Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) 2024

Why visit?

Now in its fourth year, the Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability conference, GRIPS 2024, is focussed on bringing together companies, individuals and change makers to highlight the best of UK – and select international – innovations and business models that will lead to plastics being more sustainable.

This one-day event will be hosted by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures with support from the Worshipful Company of Horners.

What’s on

The event’s focus is on the positives of plastics whilst ensuring they are less likely to reach landfill sites, end up incinerated or become fugitive in the environment. The Grantham Centre’s academic research tells us that switching away from plastic to alternate materials will, in most cases, increase carbon emissions and therefore hasten climate change.

Over three parallel streams consisting of presentations and panel discussions, GRIPS 2024 will highlight innovations And core topics, including:

• plastic packaging – including reuse
• new recycling infrastructure – both mechanical and depolymerisation
• the role of AI in plastics sustainability
• green chemistry for polymers of the future
• emerging business models
• the role of additives in plastics sustainability
• the impact of legislation
• mitigating the effect of plastic on our oceans
• the world view of plastic – Global Plastics Treaty

The conference keynote sessions will be delivered by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures plastics sustainability experts: Professor Tony Ryan, Professor Rachael Rothman and Dr Fanran Meng. These promise to be engaging, informative and show that plastics are valuable in a sustainable future.

Who attends?

The conference is free to attend, so please register today to ensure you secure your place at this respected event. Conference delegates have access to all streams across the venue and have the chance to visit exhibitors, plus engage in networking opportunities. GRIPS 2024 takes place 19 September in Sheffield University’s building ‘The Wave’.

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