The Circular Economy for Plastics
Indeed, the various industry targets (for recycling and recycled plastics uptake) mainly focus on post-consumer plastics waste. However, conscious that pre- ...
Plastics in a Circular Economy | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Discover our resources about the circular plastic economy and the vital approach to stop plastic pollution focusing on how we design, use, ...
The Circular Economy for Plastics – A European Analysis 2024
Plastics Europe publishes the 2024 edition of the “Circular Economy for Plastics – A European Analysis” report. The newly released report is a contribution ...
Plastics and the circular economy - Ellen MacArthur Foundation
We need to rethink the way we make, use, and reuse plastics, essentially redesigning the system in which the material is used.
Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution ... - UNEP
This report examines the economic and business models needed to address the impacts of the plastics economy. Read full report.
Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics
A global agreement can help develop robust plastics collection/recycling infrastructure and supply chains that support local/regional solutions to ending ...
Circularity: Eliminating Plastic Waste
To help keep plastic out of our environment, we need to move from a “linear” economy to a “circular” economy. Today, the primary journey of many materials ...
The role of plastics in Europe's circular economy
This briefing covers plastics production and consumption in Europe, the impacts on the environment and climate change, and how we can shift to a circular ...
Plastics - Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy
A transition to a circular economy for plastics is expected to bring opportunities for more decent work, creating new formal jobs and improving the work ...
Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable ...
The linear production and consumption of plastics today is unsustainable. It creates large amounts of unnecessary and mismanaged waste, ...
Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future | Corporate Dow
By 2030, Dow will transform plastic waste and other forms of alternative feedstock to commercialize 3 million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions ...
The Circular Economy & Plastic Recycling - Bank of America Institute
With plastics making up 30% of global waste, recycling them back into the economy reduces emissions and promotes sustainability.
Closing the loop: the gap in the circular economy
In the case of plastic, this means preserving the economic value of plastics while preventing leakage into the natural environment. However, though the circular ...
Circular economy and plastics - UN PRI
A circular economy is a model of production and consumption that tackles global challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: How to Build a Circular Economy
It's time for a circular economy · A UN treaty to end plastic pollution · Supply chains and the circular economy · The Plastics Pact Network's Six-Year Journey ...
Circular economy and reduction of micro(nano)plastics contamination
Circular economy is viewed as central to reduce plastic pollution. Link between circular economy and micro(nano)plastic contamination is seldom made.
Towards a circular economy for plastics - Sustainability - Unilever
Unilever is promoting a circular economy for plastics by reducing virgin plastic and innovating in recycling and reuse to tackle the global plastics ...
Four key ideas to building a circular economy for plastics
A true circular economy starts with designing products to reduce the amount of material being used in the first place, as well as make their ...
U.S. Plastics Pact | Working together to end plastic waste
The U.S. Plastics Pact's Mission is to facilitate the transition to a circular economy for plastic packaging in the U.S. by bringing together resources and ...
Workshop: Transitioning to a Sustainable, Circular Economy for ...
The technological, regulatory, and economic landscape related to plastic use and recycling is rapidly changing. Increased use of plastics ...