The AIPH Sustainability Conference , to be held on Tuesday 2nd April , as part of this yr ’s International Association of Horticultural Producers ( AIPH ) Spring Meeting in Noordwijk , the Netherlands , will feature presentations from retail merchant , traders , growers and manufacturers , from around the man , to discuss the role of credit card in decorative gardening .
The imperative to address the use of plastic in the ornamental horticulture supply mountain range ( dope , sleeves , tray , buckets , greenhouse cladding etc . ) comes from a motley of directions – environmental impact , increase consumer demand , prospective lawmaking and the motive to design for a next sustainable manufacture .
Tim Briercliffe , Secretary General of AIPH says “ The industry is always looking at how it can be more sustainable . This group discussion will focus on the gamy profile subject of plastics so that together we can receive solution for the future tense . ” The event ’s keynote loudspeaker Dr David Bek , Reader in Sustainable saving at Coventry University , UK , will cover the societal and environmental drivers of sustainability , consumer behaviour and developments in other industries .
Brett Avery of Farplants and Martin Simmons of the UK ’s Horticultural Trades Association will look at UK cultivator ’s initiative to improve recycling of plant life pots . Yme Pasma , COO at Royal FloraHolland ( RFH ) will present the theatrical role of the ‘ Plastic Pact ’ in the Netherlands and initiatives underway in the auction market place to improve sustainability in publicity and plastics involved in logistics . Sven Hoping , CEO of German pot manufacturer Pöppelmann , will outline German legislation and how the company has closed the moldable recycling closed circuit . prof Charlie Hall of Texas A&M university will contribute further academic stimulation to the programme with a North American perspective .
The full - day programme will conclude with a panel discussion on how the industry needs to shift which will let in Professor Charlie Hall , Jeroen Oudheusden of Floriculture Sustainability Initiative ( FSI ) and Piet Briet of RFH . Further talker will be added to the conference programme in the coming workweek . The up - to - date programme is published at : www.aiph.org .
The four - day AIPH Spring Meeting will also admit the AIPH Expo conference ( 1st April ) which will furnish updates on forthcoming International Horticultural Exhibitions including Expo 2019 Beijing ( China ) , Expo 2021 Doha ( Qatar ) , Expo 2022 Floriade Almere ( the Netherlands ) and Expo Horticultural Łódź 2024 ( Poland ) . Two solar day of professional visit to the Dutch Flower Group ; the RFH Spring Fair ; a site - term of enlistment of Floriade Almere and a sojourn to Keukenhof - ‘ The Garden of Europe ’ also forms part of the 2019 AIPH Spring Meeting programme .
The AIPH Sustainability Conference and Spring Meeting are open to anyone with a relevant pursuit or involvement in these area .
For programme details and to book of account , visit : www.aiph.org . For event inquiry email Vanessa Stockton , AIPH Events Manager:[email protected ] .
