BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Microsoft//Outlook Web//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000FF4A94073734DD01000000000000000 010000000001A10E6E31EF84088AFBA2590B73CC7 DTSTAMP:20260825T044840Z DTSTART:20260915T030000Z DTEND:20260915T043000Z SUMMARY:Putting the Circular Soft Plastics Directory to Work LOCATION:https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/426247198415800?p=NcC0auUcOYWxIOy m42 DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a practical ‘how-to’ session for council s on using the Circular Soft Plastics Directory to find\, compare and buy Australian-recycled soft-plastic products with confidence. Intended for al l council staff\, particularly procurement\, sustainability\,\n waste\, an d assets and civil works.\n\n\n\n\nWhat the Directory is\nA free\, public directory that brings Australian-recycled soft-plastic products together i n one place — currently 84 products from 10 suppliers across 16 council- spend categories\, from building materials and bollards to kitchen caddies \, decking\, wheel stops\n and asphalt binder. It's the practical link bet ween these products\, the tools councils need to explore procuring them\, and demand aggregation that helps close the loop on soft plastics.\n\n\n\n \nWhat the Directory does\n\n\nFind — browse verified products and suppl iers by category\, with supporting data\n\nCompare — a whole-of-life bus iness-case calculator (equivalent annual cost) that compares products made from recycled and virgin materials across product life\n\nVerify — recy cled-content and certification for each product\n\nBuy together — signal and pool demand with other councils to increase likelihood of volume pric ing\, with a portable quote and validity period to take into your own proc urement\n\nJustify — modelled greenhouse gas benefit and impact figures to support the business case\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat this session covers\n\n\nA gu ided walk through the Directory\, start to finish\n\nHow to build a whole- of-life business case in minutes using the calculator\n\nHow demand poolin g works — and how to start or join a pool\n\nHow to take a product from the Directory into your own procurement process\n\nShare-with-colleagues t ool\n\nFAQs and live Q&\;A — bring your questions and your categories \n\n\n\n\n\nNo preparation needed\, but you are highly encouraged to regis ter to use the full Directory (free\, no obligation) and explore before th e session:\nhttps://tidalcircular.com.au/directory/register\n\n\n\n\nThis session is provided as part of Circular Soft Plastics Value Chain Activati on project led by Lake Macquarie City Council and the Circular Economy Liv ing Lab (CELL)\, delivered by Tidal Circular. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nYou are invited to a practical ‘how-to’ session for councils on using the Circular Soft Plastics Directory to find\, compa re and buy Australian-recycled soft-plastic products with confidence. Inte nded for all council staff\, particularly procurement\, sustainability\,\n waste\, and assets and civil works.
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\nA free\, public directory that brings Australian-rec ycled soft-plastic products together in one place — currently 84 product s from 10 suppliers across 16 council-spend categories\, from building mat erials and bollards to kitchen caddies\, decking\, wheel stops\n and aspha lt binder. It's the practical link between these products\, the tools coun cils need to explore procuring them\, and demand aggregation that helps cl ose the loop on soft plastics.
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\nNo preparation needed\, but you are h ighly encouraged to register to use the full Directory (free\, no obligati on) and explore before the session:\nhttps://tidalcircular.com.au/directo ry/register
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\nThis session is provid ed as part of Circular Soft Plastics Value Chain Activation project led by Lake Macquarie City Council and the Circular Economy Living Lab (CELL)\, delivered by Tidal Circular.
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\n ORGANIZER;CN=Justin Bonsey:mailto:justin@tidalcircular.com.au STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR