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DESCRIPTION:SUMMARY:\n\nEnhancing recyclability in package design is a key 
 strategy for reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainability. B
 y adopting practices that improve the recyclability of products\, manufact
 urers can make a difference. They can contribute to a more circular econom
 y while meeting the growing demand for eco-friendly products. Through thou
 ghtful design and material selection\, manufacturers can create innovative
  products that pave the way to a more sustainable future.\n\nWHO SHOULD AT
 TEND:\n\nDesigners\, Engineers\, OEMs\, Brand Owners\, Sustainability Mana
 gers\, and Marketers Engaged in Package Development. \n\nWHAT YOU WILL LEA
 RN:\n\nIncreasing the usage of post-consumer recycled resin and reducing t
 he amount of plastic are proven strategies for enhancing sustainability in
  packaging. However\, both strategies present unique challenges to aesthet
 ics\, processing\, and/or performance. This presentation will explore ways
  to address these challenges for brand owners\, recyclers\, and converters
 . \n\n	* DESIGNING FOR RECYCLABILITY: \n\n	* Understanding how to incorporat
 e materials that are easily recyclable and compatible with existing recycl
 ing infrastructure\, including mono-materials and recyclable additives.\n 
 	* How to implement design practices that enhance sorting within existing i
 nfrastructure.\n\n	* ENHANCING RECYCLED MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR INCREASING P
 OST-CONSUMER RECYCLED (PCR) CONTENT: \n\n	* Investigate technologies and ad
 ditives that improve the mechanical and aesthetic properties of recycled m
 aterials.\n 	* Discuss methods to ensure consistent quality\, processing ef
 ficiency\, and performance of products made with recycled content.\n 	* Rev
 iew strategies to achieve color consistency when using recycled plastics.
 \n 	* Lightweighting as a strategy to reduce carbon footprint.\n\n	* WAYS TO
  LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT: \n\n	* Extending shelf life and reducing food wast
 e.\n 	* Reducing packaging waste.\n 	* Reducing transportation expenses.\n\n
 	* COLLABORATING TO REACH SUSTAINABILITY GOALS: \n\n	* Review sustainability
  opportunities across the product's entire life cycle - from design to end
 -of-life.\n 	* Ways to increase consumer awareness of recyclability by embe
 dding messages into product designs\, such as symbols or text that indicat
 e recyclable materials or parts.\n 	* Leveraging circular design principles
  by designing products that can be easily repaired\, reused\, or remanufac
 tured.\n\nHOW AVIENT CAN HELP:\n\nThese products and services can support 
 each of the four recycling strategies.\n\n	* DESIGN FOR RECYCLABILITY: \n\n
 	* Molded in color and metallic\n 	* APR-recognized NIR-detectable dark colo
 rants\n 	* APR-recognized barriers and process aids\n 	* Special effect colo
 rants\n\n	* ENHANCING RECYCLED MATERIAL PROPERTIES: \n\n	* PCR Color Predict
 ion Service: Tackles the color consistency issue for recycled plastics.\n 
 	* Compatibilizers\n 	* Thermal stabilizers\n 	* Process aids\n 	* Impact modi
 fiers\n 	* Clarifiers and toners\n 	* Rheology modifiers\n 	* Chemical foamin
 g agents: Smartheat™\n 	* Oxygen scavenging: Capture™ & Amosorb™
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Multiple Pathways to Enhance Recyclability in Packaging
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Summary:</h2>\n\n<p>Enhancing recyclabilit
 y in package design is a key strategy for reducing environmental impact an
 d promoting sustainability. By adopting practices that improve the recycla
 bility of products\, manufacturers can make a difference. They can contrib
 ute to a more circular economy while meeting the growing demand for eco-fr
 iendly products. Through thoughtful design and material selection\, manufa
 cturers can create innovative products that pave the way to a more sustain
 able future.</p>\n\n<h2>Who should attend:</h2>\n\n<p>Designers\, Engineer
 s\, OEMs\, Brand Owners\, Sustainability Managers\, and Marketers Engaged 
 in Package Development. </p>\n\n<h2>What you will learn:</h2>\n\n<p>Increa
 sing the usage of post-consumer recycled resin and reducing the amount of 
 plastic are proven strategies for enhancing sustainability in packaging. H
 owever\, both strategies present unique challenges to aesthetics\, process
 ing\, and/or performance. This presentation will explore ways to address t
 hese challenges for brand owners\, recyclers\, and converters. </p>\n\n<ol
 ><li><strong>Designing for Recyclability:</strong>\n\n	<ul><li>Understandin
 g how to incorporate materials that are easily recyclable and compatible w
 ith existing recycling infrastructure\, including mono-materials and recyc
 lable additives.</li>\n		<li>How to implement design practices that enhance 
 sorting within existing infrastructure.</li>\n	</ul></li>\n	<li><strong>Enha
 ncing Recycled Material Properties or Increasing Post-Consumer Recycled (P
 CR) Content:</strong>\n	<ul><li>Investigate technologies and additives that
  improve the mechanical and aesthetic properties of recycled materials.</l
 i>\n		<li>Discuss methods to ensure consistent quality\, processing efficien
 cy\, and performance of products made with recycled content.</li>\n		<li>Rev
 iew strategies to achieve color consistency when using recycled plastics.<
 /li>\n		<li>Lightweighting as a strategy to reduce carbon footprint.</li>\n	<
 /ul></li>\n	<li><strong>Ways to Lower Carbon Footprint</strong>:\n	<ul><li>E
 xtending shelf life and reducing food waste.</li>\n		<li>Reducing packaging 
 waste.</li>\n		<li>Reducing transportation expenses.</li>\n	</ul></li>\n	<li><
 strong>Collaborating to Reach Sustainability Goals:</strong>\n	<ul><li>Revi
 ew sustainability opportunities across the product's entire life cycle - f
 rom design to end-of-life.</li>\n		<li>Ways to increase consumer awareness o
 f recyclability by embedding messages into product designs\, such as symbo
 ls or text that indicate recyclable materials or parts.</li>\n		<li>Leveragi
 ng circular design principles by designing products that can be easily rep
 aired\, reused\, or remanufactured.</li>\n	</ul></li>\n</ol><h2>How Avient 
 can help:</h2>\n\n<p>These products and services can support each of the f
 our recycling strategies.</p>\n\n<ol><li><strong>Design for Recyclability:
 </strong>\n\n	<ul><li>Molded in color and metallic</li>\n		<li>APR-recognized
  NIR-detectable dark colorants</li>\n		<li>APR-recognized barriers and proce
 ss aids</li>\n		<li>Special effect colorants</li>\n	</ul></li>\n	<li><strong>E
 nhancing Recycled Material Properties:</strong>\n	<ul><li>PCR Color Predict
 ion Service: Tackles the color consistency issue for recycled plastics.</l
 i>\n		<li>Compatibilizers</li>\n		<li>Thermal stabilizers</li>\n		<li>Process ai
 ds</li>\n		<li>Impact modifiers</li>\n		<li>Clarifiers and toners</li>\n		<li>Rh
 eology modifiers</li>\n		<li>Chemical foaming agents: Smartheat™</li>\n		<li>O
 xygen scavenging: Capture™ & Amosorb™</li>\n	</ul></li>\n</ol>
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DESCRIPTION:SUMMARY:\n\nEnhancing recyclability in package design is a key 
 strategy for reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainability. B
 y adopting practices that improve the recyclability of products\, manufact
 urers can make a difference. They can contribute to a more circular econom
 y while meeting the growing demand for eco-friendly products. Through thou
 ghtful design and material selection\, manufacturers can create innovative
  products that pave the way to a more sustainable future.\n\nWHO SHOULD AT
 TEND:\n\nDesigners\, Engineers\, OEMs\, Brand Owners\, Sustainability Mana
 gers\, and Marketers Engaged in Package Development. \n\nWHAT YOU WILL LEA
 RN:\n\nIncreasing the usage of post-consumer recycled resin and reducing t
 he amount of plastic are proven strategies for enhancing sustainability in
  packaging. However\, both strategies present unique challenges to aesthet
 ics\, processing\, and/or performance. This presentation will explore ways
  to address these challenges for brand owners\, recyclers\, and converters
 . \n\n	* DESIGNING FOR RECYCLABILITY: \n\n	* Understanding how to incorporat
 e materials that are easily recyclable and compatible with existing recycl
 ing infrastructure\, including mono-materials and recyclable additives.\n 
 	* How to implement design practices that enhance sorting within existing i
 nfrastructure.\n\n	* ENHANCING RECYCLED MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR INCREASING P
 OST-CONSUMER RECYCLED (PCR) CONTENT: \n\n	* Investigate technologies and ad
 ditives that improve the mechanical and aesthetic properties of recycled m
 aterials.\n 	* Discuss methods to ensure consistent quality\, processing ef
 ficiency\, and performance of products made with recycled content.\n 	* Rev
 iew strategies to achieve color consistency when using recycled plastics.
 \n 	* Lightweighting as a strategy to reduce carbon footprint.\n\n	* WAYS TO
  LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT: \n\n	* Extending shelf life and reducing food wast
 e.\n 	* Reducing packaging waste.\n 	* Reducing transportation expenses.\n\n
 	* COLLABORATING TO REACH SUSTAINABILITY GOALS: \n\n	* Review sustainability
  opportunities across the product's entire life cycle - from design to end
 -of-life.\n 	* Ways to increase consumer awareness of recyclability by embe
 dding messages into product designs\, such as symbols or text that indicat
 e recyclable materials or parts.\n 	* Leveraging circular design principles
  by designing products that can be easily repaired\, reused\, or remanufac
 tured.\n\nHOW AVIENT CAN HELP:\n\nThese products and services can support 
 each of the four recycling strategies.\n\n	* DESIGN FOR RECYCLABILITY: \n\n
 	* Molded in color and metallic\n 	* APR-recognized NIR-detectable dark colo
 rants\n 	* APR-recognized barriers and process aids\n 	* Special effect colo
 rants\n\n	* ENHANCING RECYCLED MATERIAL PROPERTIES: \n\n	* PCR Color Predict
 ion Service: Tackles the color consistency issue for recycled plastics.\n 
 	* Compatibilizers\n 	* Thermal stabilizers\n 	* Process aids\n 	* Impact modi
 fiers\n 	* Clarifiers and toners\n 	* Rheology modifiers\n 	* Chemical foamin
 g agents: Smartheat™\n 	* Oxygen scavenging: Capture™ & Amosorb™
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