UKCPN
UKCPN is an activity supported by KTN & UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and exists to engage Britain’s best scientists and innovators to help move the country towards more circular economic and sustainable approaches to plastics.
We have a particular focus on Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging - a UKRI challenge which is a £60m fund with a team of experts supporting outcomes leading to a better solution to packaging materials and associated waste.
Latest News
Plastics, from Cradle to Grave and Resurrection III - Event Recording
The event recording is now available to watch back from our event with Innovate UK KTN and the Royal Society of Chemistry on 15th June titled "Plastics from Cradle to Grave and Resurrection III".
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A Snapshot of Innovation, Successes & Next Steps - Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge Workshop
Registration is now open for the SSPP workshop on 8th July in Cardiff.
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Free webinar shares key insights into plastics recycling communications and engagement
The findings and conclusions from the Kent Understanding Plastics ‘Live Lab’ project, which centred around delivering plastics recycling communications across all 13 Kent Councils via different communication methods, will be launched in a FREE webinar on 27th July 2022.
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Events
This is a stakeholder workshop to explore the challenge of plastic litter and littering to explore where research, innovation and investment could deliver positive change.
This free event will bring together stakeholders from academia, industry, regulatory, government and non-government organisations to discuss the current challenges surrounding plastic litter and littering and to identify what is needed to address this economic, environmental, and societal challenge.
The Plastics Live exhibition and conference is a new annual event for the plastics sector in the UK and Ireland, taking place 5th - 6th July in Coventry.
It will redefine the way business and networking is conducted for anyone who manufactures in plastics today. Plastics Live is scheduled to run in the UK in 2022 and 2023 and will then run in Ireland in 2024. Plastics Live will enable broad-based business opportunities with movers and shakers from all parts of the plastics-based industries.
UKCPN's Dr. Sally Beken will be speaking at the event.
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Innovate UK KTN is delighted to announce the first of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge events, with a focus on SSPP in Wales.
The event will:
• Provide an overview of who we are (IUK/KTN) and the support we can provide to SSPP organisations.
• Focus on delivering SSPP systems in Wales – discuss issues, identify hot topics and think about solutions and collaborations.
• Facilitate networking – meet other organisations and book 1:1 sessions with IUK/ KTN advisors.
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