Cell Symposia: Chemical Solutions for a Sustainable Plastics Future

Dr. Mirica Karlovits from National Institute of Chemistry had the opportunity to attend the Cell Symposia: Chemical Solutions for a Sustainable Plastics Future, organized in partnership with Utrecht University, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (October 13-15, 2025).

Topics of the symposia included:

  • Green chemistry, sustainable synthesis, and alternative feedstocks
  • Recyclable-by-design: precision polymer synthesis
  • Bioplastics and biodegradable polymers
  • Plastics recycling, upcycling, and repurposing
  • Challenges for risk assessment of micro-nanoplastics in the environment
  • Policy, regulation, and monitoring

 

During the 3 days event, dr. Mirica Karlovits presents two research projects related to the UPSTREAM project:

  • Industrial symbiosis of filtered and collected river-based microplastics (Authors: dr. Mirica Karlovits, dr. Igor Karlovits, dr. Blaž Likozar and dr. Uroš Novak).
  • Public opinion wars on social media and their influence on policymakers regarding microplastics (Authors: dr. Mirica Karlovits, dr. Blaž Likozar and dr. Uroš Novak).

 

It was inspiring to exchange ideas with researchers, policymakers, and innovators all striving for a more sustainable plastics future.

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Co-Funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no 101112877. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This work was also co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee grant numbers 10082527, 10066959, 10089056, 10087702, and 10066963.