BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//KnowAFest//Campus Events//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eventsphere-54656@www.knowafest.com DTSTAMP:20261008T163925Z DTSTART:20190314T183000Z DTEND:20190315T182959Z SUMMARY:Circular Economy for Plastics 2019 LOCATION:IIT Bombay\, Mumbai DESCRIPTION:

CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTICS (IIT BOMBAY on 15th March\, 20 19)
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\n"Plastics and polymers have played a key role in our pr ogress as a society\, and thus\, life without plastics has become almost u nimaginable. Plastics have exceptionally good characteristics of use as a material\, but their extensive use has resulted in environmental disasters such as pollution of water bodies due to micro-plastics\, and human healt h issues due to plastic additives and by-products.
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\nFor exam ple\, one study in 2017 suggests that there will be more plastic\, by weig ht\, than fish in the ocean by 2050! As a result\, there is a backlash aga inst plastics\, culminating in strong regulatory measures such as the ban on select plastics in India. However\, it is prudent to explore a sustaina bility-based approach that can provide long-lasting solutions.
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\nCircular economy is one such approach that can balance growth with sus tainability. Taking inspiration from nature\, where the waste of one organ ism is a valuable resource for another\, the concept of circular economy p romotes conservation of energy and materials throughout the entire economy .
\nRecycling is not sufficient alone as an approach\, because only 9 % of the plastics produced globally are recycled! On the other hand\, crea ting circularity and closed loop systems reduces the net consumption of vi rgin resources and generation of waste. Making circular economy effective and operational is the challenge that this symposium will begin to address ."
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\nOBJECTIVES :
\n•Identify key challenges in enabli ng circular economy of plastics
\n•Shortlist the most promising app roaches for solving challenges
\n•Discuss the scientific methods fo r quantifying sustainability of circular economy
\n•Recommend resea rch/policy/funding initiatives in this area
\nWho will benefit This s ymposium will be of interest to leaders\, practitioners in industry\, gove rnment\, academia and anyone wishing to contribute to the nation’s susta inable development.
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\nWHO WILL BENEFIT :
\nThis symposiu m will be of interest to leaders\, practitioners in industry\, government\ , academia and anyone wishing to contribute to the nation’s sustainable development.

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