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Keynote Address #2 Catalyzing Impact: Building Solution Models for the Global Plastic Waste Challenge
As countries negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution, policymakers are pushing for clarity on what solutions work, and how they can be funded. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has a global portfolio of projects, designing waste collection systems in challenging locations, testing new sorting and recycling technologies, and demonstrating how the economics can work. In this keynote, the speaker will share successful case studies, as well as the obstacles faced, and the lessons learned.
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Panel Discussion #3 CEO Roundtable: The next billion tons!
Join the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for an insightful discussion with CEOs of global waste companies on how effective waste management, anchored on circular economy solutions, is helping to address climate and sustainability challenges. Learn about the evolving industry dynamics, from changing regulatory environment, emerging technologies to the role of the private sector and financing markets in shaping our response to the unprecedented growth in global waste volumes.