Course Details

Plastics Recycling and Its Sustainability

Overview

  • Course Date:

    16 Sep 2026 to 16 Sep 2026

    10 Dec 2026 to 10 Dec 2026

  • Registration Period:

    16 Jul 2026 to 26 Aug 2026

    10 Oct 2026 to 19 Nov 2026

  • Duration/Frequency:

    8 hours (8:30am- 5:30pm)

  • Mode of Training:

    Classroom

What You Will Learn

This course aims to provide technical training on the processing and characterisation of plastics recycling.

Participants will learn how to transform and upcycle post-consumer plastic waste into new source of materials in renewable and sustainable ways. 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify different conventional plastics.
  2. Compare and contrast between conventional and sustainable plastics.
  3. Analyse different post-consumer plastics for recycling and composting.
  4. Demonstrate plastic synthesis and recycling processes through hands-on experiment.

Topics to be covered
  • Fundamentals of conventional and sustainable polymers
  • Technology trends in recycling, upcycling and composting
  • Practical demonstration
  • Assessment of skills and/or knowledge

More Information

This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) and is part of the IES Chartered Engineer (Sustainability) Framework. Please click here for more information or to view other SP courses under the framework.

The course provides a platform to promote better and greener practices in plastics recycling. It covers the different type of plastics between sustainable plastics, including techniques on recycling and composting and hands-on on plastic synthesis and recycling processes.

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