Program

Plastics & Environment 3rd Edition

June 4, 2026

8:30 - 9:30

Open desk & Registration
9:30 - 11:30

OPENING WORKSHOP - DESIGNING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES

How innovation and regulation come together through Safe and Sustainable by Design Event included in the registration fee, sponsored by INTEGRANO e AITCT. (https://eventi.unibo.it/[…]/opening-workshop)
11:30 - 12:00

Welcome coffee & Poster session
12:00 - 12:15

Opening Cerimony

Prof. Marco Orlandi - Rector of University of Milano Bicocca;
Prof. Elena Fabbri - Head of Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna;
Prof. Matteo Colleoni - Rector's Delegate for Sustainability of University of Milano-Bicocca
12:15 - 12:45

Session 1 - Innovative monitoring methods and intra- and inter-environmental compartment fate of micro and nanoplastics: Keynote

Francesca De Falco - University of Bayreuth

From Plastic Composition to Environmental Fate: Insights from Pyrolysis GC-MS

sponsored by IOPAN
12:45 - 13:05

Session 1 - Innovative monitoring methods and intra- and inter-environmental compartment fate of micro and nanoplastics : Invited Speaker

Piotr Markuszewski - Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Inhalable microplastic across sea and atmosphere: release and uptake in function of ambient condition

sponsored by IOPAN
13:05 - 13:30

Session 1 - Innovative monitoring methods and intra- and inter-environmental compartment fate of micro and nanoplastics: Selected Oral Presentations

Sponsored by IOPAN
13:30 - 14:30

Light lunch & Poster session
14:30 - 15:45

Session 1 - Innovative monitoring methods and intra- and inter-environmental compartment fate of micro and nanoplastics: Selected Oral Presentations

Chairs: Luca Ferrero (University of Milano-Bicocca), Zoè Iannuzzi (École nationale des travaux publics de l'État), Arto Hiltunen (University of Turku)

Sponsored by IOPAN
15:45 - 16:15

Session 2 - Ecotoxicological and environmental impacts of plastics: emerging evidences and future challenges: Keynote

Violette Geissen - Wageningen University & Research

The hidden risk of agroplastics for food safety

Sponsored by NanoTERRAE projects
16:15 - 16:35

Session 2 - Ecotoxicological and environmental impacts of plastics: emerging evidences and future challenges: Invited Speaker

Veronica Nava - University of Milano-Bicocca

Reframing plastics in freshwater ecosystems: from contaminants to drivers of biogeochemical and ecological processes

Sponsored by NanoTERRAE projects
16:35 - 17:45

Session 2 - Ecotoxicological and environmental impacts of plastics: emerging evidences and future challenges: Selected Oral Presentations

Chairs: Elena Fabbri (University of Bologna), Rossella Bengalli (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Sponsored by NanoTERRAE project
17:45 - 18:15

Sponsor Presentations
18:15 - 19:30

Aperitivo

June 5, 2026

8:30 - 9:00

Open desk & Registration
9:00 - 9:30

Session 3 - Human exposure and adverse health effects of micro and nano plastics: unravelling the mysteries behind these ubiquitous threats: Keynote

Enrico Bergamaschi - University of Turin

Title: An integrated approach to assess exposure and early health effects in human populations exposed to micro- and nanoplastics

Sponsored by POTENTIAL project
9:30 - 9:50

Session 3 - Human exposure and adverse health effects of micro and nano plastics: unravelling the mysteries behind these ubiquitous threats: Oral communications

Paolo Bigini - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS

Sponsored by POTENTIAL project
9:50 - 10:45

Session 3 - Human exposure and adverse health effects of micro and nano plastics: unravelling the mysteries behind these ubiquitous threats: Selected Oral Presentations

Chairs: Fabrizio Luppi (University of Milano-Bicocca), Rosalba Gornati (University of Insubria)

Sponsored by POTENTIAL project
10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break & poster session
11:15 - 11:45

Session 4 - Promoting Safe and Sustainable by Design, circularity and bioeconomy in polymers innovation: Keynote

Serenella Sala - European Commission, JRC

Title: Plastic of today and tomorrow: production, consumption, circularity, and innovation at the science to policy interface

sponsored by INTEGRANO and REPLAY projects
11:45 - 12:05

Session 4 - Promoting Safe and Sustainable by Design, circularity and bioeconomy in polymers innovation: Oral communications

Fabio Apone - Novamont S.p.A.

Title: Industrial biotechnologies for circular economy models

Sponsored by INTEGRANO and REPLAY projects
12:05 - 13:05

Session 4 - Promoting Safe and Sustainable by Design, circularity and bioeconomy in polymers innovation: Selected Oral Presentations

Chairs: Paola Branduardi (University of Milano-Bicocca), Chiara Samorì (University of Bologna)

Sponsored by INTEGRANO and REPLAY projects
13:05 - 13:45

Sponsor presentations
13:45 - 14:45

Light lunch & poster session
14:45 - 15:15

Session 5 - Plastics and climate-neutral cities. Rethinking practices, governance and politics for urban and environmental health: Keynote

Luigi Pellizzoni - Scuola Normale Superiore

Title: Beyond plastic futures
15:15 - 15:35

Session 5 - Plastics and climate-neutral cities. Rethinking practices, governance and politics for urban and environmental health: Invited Spreaker

Alberto Pizzocchero - Comune di Milano

Title: New circular policies for the City of Milan
15:35 - 15:55

Session 5 - Plastics and climate-neutral cities. Rethinking practices, governance and politics for urban and environmental health: Invited Spreaker

Massimo Di Domenico

Title: Plastics and Climate-Neutral Cities: Governance, Circular Practices and the Role of Waste Utilities in Urban Environmental Health
15:55 - 16:30

Session 5 - Plastics and climate-neutral cities. Rethinking practices, governance and politics for urban and environmental health: Selected Oral Presenttions

Chairs: Monica Bernardi (University of Milano-Bicocca), Alessandra Landi (University of Bologna)
16:30 - 17:00

Closing remarks & awards