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GLOBAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTING MARINE DEBRIS SOLUTIONS
KEITH CHRISTMAN 5/23/2016
AGENDA
Why and how is the plastics industry supporting marine debris solutions?
Discussion of key projects
Additional partnerships
How can others get involved?
• ENERGY, GREEN HOUSE GAS AND RESOURCE SAVINGS; AND, • INNOVATION THAT IMPROVES HEALTHCARE, REDUCES FOOD SPOILAGE AND
IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE.
PLASTICS DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SOCIETAL BENEFITS, INCLUDING:
TO RECEIVE THESE BENEFITS, PLASTICS MUST BE RECOVERED SO LITTER DOES NOT THREATEN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
PLASTIC AND OTHER LITTER IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE
PLASTICS PACKAGING CAN HELP REDUCE FOOD WASTE SOURCE: PACKAGING IN PERSPECTIVE, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PACKAGING SUPPORTED BY INCPEN
GLOBAL DECLARATION UNITED PLASTICS INDUSTRY ACTION
• Announced at UN/NOAA Marine Debris Conference, March 2011
• 6 point strategy for industry action
• Advocates close cooperation with range of stakeholders to create solutions
• 65 associations from 34 countries
• ~260 projects launched/on-going since 2011
GLOBAL DECLARATION CONTENTS WORK AREAS:
1. Contribute solutions through partnerships to prevent marine debris;
2. Research to understand scope, origin, impacts;
3. Promote policy & enforcement of existing laws to prevent marine litter;
4. Spread knowledge of efficient waste management systems;
5. Enhance recycling and energy recovery opportunities; and,
6. Steward plastic pellets from supplier to customer.
MAKING PROGRESS
35% 40% 25% AMER EMEA APAC
MARINELITTERSOLUTIONS.COM
Members Countries Projects
2011 47 27 100
2013 60 34 185
2015 65 34 260
MAKING PROGRESS
PARTNERSHIPS CONTRIBUTE SOLUTIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS
PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING AWARENESS
WASTE FREE ENVIRONMENT
• Clean up campaigns with a strong educational component organized by GPCA members in cities around the Arabian Gulf and in countries where GPCA members have affiliates (China, Singapore, India, The Netherlands)
• In 2016:
• Educational project designed to inspire action by raising awareness for the problem of marine litter
• Active in 15 European countries
• http://www.marlisco.eu/
MARLISCO PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING AWARENESS
PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING AWARENESS
DON’T BE A LITTERBUG - MALAYSIA
• Malaysian Plastics Forum (MPF) program
• Launched in 2012
• https://www.facebook.com/DontbeaLitterbug/
RESEARCH RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND SCOPE, ORIGIN, IMPACTS
SUPPORTING RESEARCH
• Field survey of 400 mi of Oahu
• Interviews with local officials, NGOs, and document reviews
• Study identified un-lidded trash cans as a major source of litter, for example
• Implementing solutions
SOLID WASTE & STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
HAWAII LITTER STUDY
• Sustainable materials management as a solution to marine litter;
• Best practices for recycling; and,
• Harmonizing policies to help develop local recycling and recovery opportunities
ASSIST PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT PROMOTED:
Sustainable Waste Management/Urbanization Panel
Senior Officials Meeting – September 2015 Cebu, Philippines
ASSIST PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT: UNEP
Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices for Waste Management to Prevent Marine Litter
PROMOTE POLICY PROMOTE POLICY & ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS TO PREVENT MARINE LITTER
• Supported “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015”
• Supported reauthorization of the Marine Debris Act
• Supporting additional NOAA research funding
PROMOTING POLICY IN THE US
WASTE MANAGEMENT SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF EFFICIENT WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• A program of Plastics SA
• Helps keep plastic fishing line out of the environment
• Program in its 4th year
EFFICIENT WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FISHING LINE BINS – SOUTH AFRICA
PROMOTING RECYCLING – UNITED STATES SPREADING KNOWLEDGE
CLEAN UP AND RECYCLE – SOUTH AFRICA SPREADING KNOWLEDGE
RECYCLING & RECOVERY ENHANCE RECYCLING AND ENERGY RECOVERY OPPORTUNITIES
SPREADING KNOWLEDGE
THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP– UNITED STATES
GROWING WRAP & BAG RECYCLING - USA 80% INCREASE SINCE 2005!
Wrap Recycling Action Program
National multi-stakeholder public outreach & education initiative • Forging partnerships with stakeholders
• Increasing adoption of How2Recycle Label
• Educating on importance of recycling/sharing tools
• Benchmarking data & establishing best practices
PELLET CONTAINMENT STEWARD PLASTIC PELLETS FROM SUPPLIER TO CUSTOMER
STEWARDING PLASTIC PELLETS BEST PRACTICES TO CONTAIN PRE-PRODUCTION PELLETS
