Reinventing the Plastic Bottle

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Welcome remarks:

Bernice Lee, Executive Director, Hoffmann Centre for Sustinable Resource Economy

Chair:

Jan Piotrowski, Environment correspondent, The Economist

Panellists:

Tony Breton, Market Specialist, Novamont
Tom Domen, Global Head of Long Term Innovation, Ecover + method
Niall Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, Polymateria
Pierre Paslier, Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Skipping Rocks Lab
Saskia Restorick, Director, Hubbub Foundation

Closing remarks:

Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor of London, Environment and Energy

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Reinventing the Plastic Bottle was the first event in the 'Reinventing Series' hosted by the Hoffmann Centre at Chatham House. The series explores new designs, technologies, products and practical solutions that could better meet future social and environmental needs.

By 2050 more plastic than fish (by weight) could be in our oceans. Unabated, global sales of single-use water bottles are expected to increase to 580 billion per year by 2021. Yet despite numerous initiatives and public campaigns, less than half of the plastic bottles sold in 2016 were collected for recycling.

Do these concerns call for a reinvention of the plastic bottle as we know it?

At this event, a dynamic panel highlighted original ideas, technologies and scalable practical solutions that could disrupt current patterns of plastic bottle use and disposal. Interacting with the panellists, participants assessed different innovative options and explored how best to speed up and scale up their uptake.

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