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Responsible Plastics 2025

Responsible Plastics 2025 is designed for professionals committed to developing impactful solutions to environmental challenges while promoting innovation, sustainability, and responsible practices across the plastics value chain.

This conference includes two tracks that focus on tackling the pressing challenges of PFAS and Microplastics in the plastics industry.

PER- AND PolyflUOrOalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Plastics Industry

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Stay ahead of one of the plastics industry’s most urgent challenges. With growing global scrutiny and regulation, PFAS is reshaping how we innovate, comply, and compete. This track delivers expert insights into the latest regulatory shifts, litigation risks, testing methods, and sustainable alternatives.

Topics include:

  • PFAS in Flame Retardants and Textiles
  • Preventing the Use of PFAS in Packaging: Challenges and Solutions
  • PFAS: Regulations, Litigation, and Potential Substitutes

Designed for professionals in regulatory affairs, R&D, sustainability, and business development, this track offers practical tools and strategic guidance to navigate the PFAS landscape with confidence and clarity.

Solutions for the Microplastic Challenge

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Tackle one of the plastics industry’s most urgent environmental challenges. The Microplastics track brings together leading voices from industry, academia, and policy to explore practical solutions and cutting-edge innovations for reducing microplastic pollution.

Sessions will cover:

  • Microplastics: A Global Debate - Facts and Risks
  • Sampling, Quantification, and Characterization of Microplastics
  • Strategies and Solutions to Prevent Microplastic Pollution

Designed for professionals in sustainability, compliance, R&D, and manufacturing, this track offers actionable insights and collaborative strategies to drive meaningful change across the plastics value chain.

Who Should Attend?

This track is for professionals across the plastics value chain navigating PFAS-related challenges in regulation, compliance, and material innovation. Whether you're seeking alternatives, clarity, or strategic guidance, this track delivers essential insights.

Ideal for professionals in:

  • Materials and additives
  • Extrusion (film, sheet, wire, cable)
  • Medical, automotive, aerospace, and electronics sectors
  • Performance textiles and construction
  • Academic research in materials or environmental science

This track is for you if:

  • You need to assess PFAS presence in your products or supply chain
  • You’re pursuing PFAS-free alternatives or reduction strategies
  • You’re evaluating the impact of current or upcoming PFAS regulations
  • You rely on fluoropolymers and require guidance on transition planning
  • You face legal or compliance risks related to PFAS use

Join experts and peers to explore practical solutions and shape the future of PFAS management in the plastics industry.

This track is tailored for professionals across the plastics ecosystem who are confronting the environmental, regulatory, and technical challenges posed by microplastic pollution. Attendees will gain practical insights and strategies to minimize microplastic generation, improve detection and mitigation, and align with evolving compliance requirements.

Ideal participants include:

  • Plastics Manufacturers & Processors
  • Material Scientists & Product Developers
  • Environmental & Sustainability Professionals
  • R&D and Innovation Leaders
  • Regulatory and Compliance Experts
  • Academic Researchers & Students
  • Consultants & Legal Advisors
  • Water & Wastewater Treatment Professionals
  • NGOs & Advocacy Groups
  • Policymakers & Public Sector Representatives
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Lynzie Nebel

Lynzie Nebel

Upstream Quote Engineer, Cytiva; Co-host, PlastChicks Podcast; President-Elect, SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals. Throughout her career, Lynzie has gained experience in the automotive, appliance, medical, pet, and micro injection molding industries. Lynzie received her Bachelor of Science degree in Plastics Engineering Technology from Penn State Behrend in 2008. She has been a member of SPE since 2004 and has been involved in her local section, holding many positions including past President. Lynzie also sits on the Injection Molding Division and is the former secretary for the SPE Foundation board. In 2015, Lynzie was part of Plastics News' inaugural class of "Women Breaking the Mold," and was named one of the group's "Rising Stars" in 2018. She is also on the Industrial Advisory Board for Penn State's Plastics Department.

Mercedes Landázuri

Mercedes Landázuri

Mercedes Landázuri leads trend insight & innovation for Ampacet, a global manufacturer of color and additive masterbatch. Additionally, she hosts trend forecasting workshops for Color Marketing Group, the premier global color forecasting association, and was elected to their board of directors in 2024. In her spare time, she has served as a guest lecturer for College for Creative Studies, Western Michigan University, and Advanced Design’s virtual courses. She is an active volunteer for SPE, having held the highest leadership positions within the Color and Appearance Division, the Recycling Division, and the NextGen Advisory Board. Landázuri co-founded and co-hosts the award-winning PlastChicks podcast with Lynzie Nebel. Landázuri was named a Plastics News Rising Star in 2017 and a Woman Breaking the Mold in 2024.