Webinar: Biopolymers from wastewater

Wastewater is no longer just something to be treated and discharged – it’s becoming a valuable source of materials. As industries seek sustainable alternatives to plastics, flame retardants, and fossil-based additives, biopolymers derived from wastewater are emerging as a powerful solution.

These new materials can help reduce dependence on virgin plastics, lower environmental impact, and fit seamlessly into existing manufacturing processes — from furniture and construction to aviation and electronics.

So what’s next? In this webinar, we dive into the growing potential of biopolymers from wastewater. How are they made, what can they replace, and how does it contribute to greener, circular economy?

Details

Date: Friday August 29
Time: 09:00 – 10:30 CET
Location: You’ll receive a Microsoft Teams link

What to expect

Keynote by Leon Korving (Wetsus) :

An overview of biopolymer recovery from wastewater and its potential role in a circular materials economy.

Short pitches from frontrunners in the field:

• Ali Elahinik (Biofire polymers)– Developing high-performance biopolymers as an alternative to toxic flame retardants and more.
• Richard Schrama (Paques Biomaterials) –  Producing wastewater-based bioplastics for consumer product design.

Interactive session connecting innovators and manufacturers:
This is more than a webinar – it’s a dialogue. If you’re a product designer, materials engineer, or sustainability lead, your voice matters. What makes a material viable in your workflow? What challenges do you face? Your feedback helps shape future solutions.

Who should join?

This webinar is designed for product designers, sustainability leads, materials engineers, and innovation managers across a wide range of industries looking for bio-based, circular material solutions. Whether you’re working in consumer goods, retail, electronics, furniture, aviation, construction, coatings, or composites, you’ll gain insight into how wastewater-derived biopolymers can meet real-world material needs.

Note: we kindly ask competitors to refrain from signing up as the webinar is specifically designed for end-users.