There is an urgent need for innovations in the circularity of plastic materials, as the traditional linear production models contribute significantly to issue of plastic waste pollution, resource depletion and climate change. On the other hand, circular methods aim to reduce waste, enhance the longevity of materials used and minimise the resource extraction, all the while supporting sustainability. Innovations like chemical recycling or mechanical recycling methods can drastically improve the quality and efficiency of recycling processes, highlighting the importance and critical role of innovations in the field of circularity ♻️
👨🔬 Against this background, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme project BALTIPLAST encourage experts, researchers, industry leaders and policy makers in the fields of plastic engineering, science and technology to contribute to a book highlighting the innovations in plastics industry. The book will be produced as part of the World Sustainability Series, the leading peer-reviewed book series on matters related to sustainable development published by Springer. As it is a peer-reviewed publication, contributions to the book are acknowledged as high-quality academic outputs. Authors may have their contributions officially submitted for promotion and tenure purposes. For PhD students, accepted papers are an acknowledged sign of high-quality academic performance 🎓
📨 Expressions of interest to contribute to the book, consisting of a 300-words abstract, with all contact data from the authors, should be sent to the project team at: jelena.barbir@haw-hamburg.de by 20th June 2025.
⚠️ Full papers are due by 1st August 2025. Further details will be shared with the authors whose papers have been selected.
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