Talks, panels and articles on recycled plastics, and on the rules and incentives that would make them the obvious choice.
About me
My name is Silvia Merighi. I am Italian, I live in Budapest, and I have spent more than 45 years in the plastics industry.
I started in January 1983 as an intermediary in the international plastics market, and that has been my work ever since: understanding what producers, converters and recyclers need, and connecting them across borders. Over the years the focus of the industry has shifted, and so has mine. Today my main interest is recycling and the circular economy.
I believe waste is a resource. Making that true in practice takes better collection and sorting, reliable recycled materials, and laws and rules that reward their use. That is what I write and speak about, and what I work for every day.
Career
Experience
Today
Speaker and advocate
Plastics recycling and the circular economy
1983 – present
Intermediary, international plastics market
Independent
More than four decades of connecting producers, converters, recyclers and traders across Europe, with a growing focus on recycled polymers.
Focus areas
Market
Recycled polymers
Supply, quality and price
Policy
Circular economy
Collection, sorting and fair rules
Expertise
What I do
Recycled plastics market
Where recycled polymers come from, what they are worth and who needs them: supply, quality and price, seen from inside the market.
International connections
Long-standing relationships with producers, converters, recyclers and traders across Europe, and a knack for bringing the right people together.
Circular economy
Practical arguments for treating waste as a resource, and for rules and incentives that make recycled materials competitive.
Speaking and advocacy
Talks, panels and business meetings where I speak for the plastics sector and argue for recycled materials.