1:47 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Pellet loss
Plastics Europe and EuPC launch European Operation Clean Sweep® certification scheme
Plastics Europe, the association of plastics manufacturers in Europe, and EuPC, the association of European Plastics Converters, announce the launch of the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) harmonised European certification scheme. Adding this new tool to the OCS toolbox is a milestone ...
2:53 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Plastic use and disposal
New study presents novel behavioral barrier-based framework for sustainable plastic management
Addressing, identifying, and applying an overall framework for a sustainable solution to plastic use and disposal is a pressing issue. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University have developed a new behavioral barrier-based framework, which can serve as a guide to policymakers, ...
1:43 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Partnership
Ellen MacArthur Foundation will collaborate with WRAP and WEF to tackle plastic pollution
The Foundation’s Plastics Initiative is joining forces with the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) and international climate action NGO WRAP, to ensure more efficient knowledge sharing across their combined network.
1:13 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Circular solutions
TotalEnergies joins NEXTLOOPP to accelerate the development of food-grade recycled polymers
TotalEnergies has joined NEXTLOOPP, an initiative bringing together 48 companies from the plastics value chain that aims to create food-grade recycled polymer from advanced mechanical recycling.