Plastics
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials, that use polymers as a main ingredient. The plasticity during production makes it possible for plastic to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes, making it an adaptable material for many different uses. This adaptability, plus a wide range of beneficial properties, such as being light weight, durable and flexible, alongside cheap production processes has led to widespread adoption in contemporary society. Plastics typically are made through human industrial systems. Most modern plastics are derived from fossil fuel based petrochemicals like natural gas or petroleum; however, …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 10 December 2024 English
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opportunities to accelerate towards a circular economy for plastics Promote multi-stakeholder and regional collaboration …
Pollution Probe · 5 December 2024 English
Annual Report April 2023—March 2024 1 2023-2024 ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents About Pollution Probe OUR MISSION, OUR VISION, and OUR VALUES. [...] 2 Board of Directors and Staff. [...] …
Deployed 140+ plastic capture devices economy for plastics. across the binational Great Lakes region. • • … Meaford Town Hall featuring Adam Shoalts, The Plastics Pathway, an initiative of professional explorer …
CCI: Center for Climate Integrity · 4 December 2024 English
(City and County), polluters to hold the companies accountable for the costs Defendants removed the case to federal court California to protect residents and infrastructure from sea level rise (N. …
Climate Integrity Big Oil Accountability Lawsuits Plastics Cases CASE SUMMARY LEGAL CLAIMS PROCEDURAL STATUS … fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics.” State of California California is suing ExxonMobil … California v. Exxon Mobil Corp. the recyclability of plastics despite knowing that neither Natural Resources …
UN CCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification · 3 December 2024 French
Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Convention …
polyamide Non-biodegradable fibres (nylon), which are plastics derived from oil and gas. leave their footprint …
Green Transition Denmark - Rådet for Grøn Omstilling · 29 November 2024 English
The circular transition of the building and construction sector is thus a prerequisite if the EU and its 27 member states are to WHAT IS A GREEN AND CIRCULAR BUILDING …
construc- tion. • Plastics Optimization: Pursuing lifecycle optimisation for plastics in construction and …
Grid-Arendal · 29 November 2024 English
knowledge materials and relevant plastics knowledge and data hubs. The hub was created under the AFRIPAC project to support INC delegates negotiating the global plastics agreement from five governments …
Hub contains knowledge materials and relevant plastics knowledge and data hubs. The hub was created under … to support INC delegates negotiating the global plastics agreement from five governments in West-Africa … African governments in negotiating the global plastics agreement. By creating this platform, GRID-Arendal … for Capacity Building for Global Plastics Treaty in Global Plastics Treaty in Africa Africa IUCN and … commitments to UN global commitments to UN Plastics Treaty Plastics TreatyCONNECT WITH US …
OEKO: Öko-Institut e.V. · 29 November 2024 English
Opportunities are Developments on both the demand and supply sides mostly linked to the vision of a sustainable bioeconomy of the bioeconomy need to be assessed in context of embedded …
use applications and markets 31 3.3.1 Bio-based plastics and rubber 31 3.3.2 Bio-based chemicals 32 3 … relating especially to e.g. pharmaceuticals and plastics. That said, the largest end-use of biomass in … Bio-based plastics and rubber General scope What are bio-based plastics? The rubber and plastics industries … companies and employ around 341,000 Bio-based plastics are at least in part people in total (Destatis) … as a feedstock. is growing. However, bio-based plastics comprise a very They may be biodegradable or durable …
CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 29 November 2024 English
Theresa McClenaghan and other groups June 1, 2011 4 .pdf $10.00 791 978‐1‐77189‐190‐5 Fe …..letter to (unknown) .pdf $20.00 Letter to Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper re: meeting in Geneva for …
David Suzuki 1598 October 1, 2024 3 pdf concern in plastics ahead of INC‐5 Foundation, Breast Cancer Action … April 4, 2024 4 pdf addressed for an effective Plastics Treaty Alexandra Caterbow 1563 Fact Sheet: Ge … no ISBN assigned composting of plastics through accurate labelling' and "A proposed federal plastics registry for CELA et al … 2021 2 Letter Re: Proposal to Establish a Global Plastics Agreement at the UN Environment Assembly in 1412 … Fe de Leon July 22, 2020 4 Convention amendments on plastics and "no consensus" Theresa A. McClenaghan, Richard D …
World Bank Group · 29 November 2024 English
mixing of unprocessed wastes with C&D waste such as plastics, foam, fabrics etc. However, these risks are …
CIPS: Center for Indonesian Policy Studies · 28 November 2024 English
8 The Indonesian plastic waste trade ...............................................................10 Plastic waste problems in Indonesia .............................................................16 Understanding the economic effects of the plastic waste industry in Indonesia ............................................................................17 Industrial impact of plastic waste …
2017). In developing countries, the increased plastics use that comes with industrialization also leads … trade is the global trade in recyclable plastics. These plastics generally flow from developed countries … development studies. In this paper, we explore imported plastics in Indonesia and their policy implications. We … between 2010 and 2018. We then look at how imported plastics affect related Indonesian industries. We also … Description 3915 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics. 3915.10 – Of polymers of ethylene 3915.20 – Of …
