Solutions for the Microplastics Challenge 2025 • Sept. 23-24, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA | SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals
Solutions for the Microplastics Challenge 2025 • Sept. 23-24, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA | SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals

Solutions for the Microplastic Challenge 2025

Call for Speakers

SPE invites industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to present at SPE's Solutions for the Microplastic Challenge conference to explore forward-thinking strategies for addressing microplastic pollution from the perspective of the plastics industry.  The program will cover the evolving regulatory landscape and industry standards, offering expert guidance on compliance strategies and global policy developments related to microplastics. In addition, sessions on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) will examine the challenges and emerging solutions for integrating microplastics into product lifecycle evaluations, helping companies better understand and reduce their microplastic footprints.

Deadline Information:

Abstracts Due: May 30, 2025
Presentations Due: August 31, 2025

Submitting Your Abstract

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NOTE: Chosen speakers will not pay a fee to attend the conference. Once you are selected as a speaker, you will be provided a discount code to register for the event.

Key Topics Include:

  • Global and regional policies and regulations on microplastics
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) challenges and solutions for incorporating microplastics
  • Waste management and recycling innovations to reduce microplastic release
  • Circular economy approaches to microplastic prevention
  • Filtration, separation, and capture technologies for removing microplastics from air, water, and industrial effluents
  • Detection and monitoring technologies, including real-time and lab-based methods
  • Characterization techniques and technologies to trace the origin and pathways of microplastics
  • Material innovations: biodegradable polymers and microplastic-reducing alternatives
  • Best practices in design and manufacturing to minimize microplastic generation
  • Collaborative research initiatives, education, and public awareness campaigns

This educational program is provided as a service of SPE. The views and opinions expressed on this or any SPE educational program are those of the Speaker(s) and/or the persons appearing with the Speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. (SPE) or its officials, employees or designees. To comment or to present an opposing or supporting opinion, please contact us at info@4SPE.org.

Refund Policy

Full refund 30 days prior to the event start date. Please contact customerrelations@4spe.org for assistance with registration.

Copyright & Permission to Use

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