Sociedade Ponto Verde marks 30 years with a Lisbon packaging recycling conference

The Sociedade Ponto Verde, Portugal's packaging waste management body, is holding a one-day conference on 19 November at the Técnico Innovation Center in Lisbon as part of its 30th-anniversary programme. Company representatives, public bodies, researchers and startups will discuss ecodesign, artificial intelligence, waste collection and treatment, and how partnerships can speed up the circular economy. Speakers include the heads of the Portuguese Environment Agency, the water and waste regulator ERSAR and the waste operator EGF, alongside packaging specialists from Nestlé Portugal, Sonae and Logoplaste. The anniversary programme also includes a 12-episode web series on the history of packaging recycling in Portugal.