Plastics Recycling and Its Sustainability

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Plastics Recycling and Its Sustainability

Overview

Course Date:
10 Dec 2024 to 10 Dec 2024
Registration Period:
18 Oct 2024 to 19 Nov 2024
Duration/Frequency:
8 hours (8:30am- 5:30pm)
Mode of Training:
Classroom
Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic
Funding:
-

The course provides a platform to promote better and greener practices in plastics recycling. It covers the different type of plastics between sustainable plastics, including techniques on recycling and composting and hands-on on plastic synthesis and recycling processes.

Course Objective

This course aims to provide technical training on the processing and characterisation of plastics recycling.

Participants will learn how to transform and upcycle post-consumer plastic waste into new source of materials in renewable and sustainable ways.

Course Outline

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify different conventional plastics.
Compare and contrast between conventional and sustainable plastics.
Analyse different post-consumer plastics for recycling and composting.
Demonstrate plastic synthesis and recycling processes through hands-on experiment.

Topics to be covered

Fundamentals of conventional and sustainable polymers
Technology trends in recycling, upcycling and composting
Practical demonstration
Assessment of skills and/or knowledge

Minimum Requirements

Possess basic command of English.

Certification / Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate

• Certificate of Completion (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who pass the assessment and meet at least 75% attendance rate

Suitable for

Technical or Sales Personnel (working in the plastics, polymers and sustainability industry) / Managers / Technical Leaders (who want to develop a plastic sustainability and recycling strategy for their organisation).

Course Fees

For more information on course fee / or to apply, click on the “Register” button.

Application Procedure

1. Application must be made through STEP. Click on “Register” to apply.

2. All successful applicants will be notified with a letter of confirmation through email.

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