Environmental issues, the European plastics industrials acts

Environmental issues, the European plastics industrial acts 

Our actions are part of an ambitious program to valorize all plastic materials at their end of life, to treat all the waste from our industries. This program is based on the study of the impact of polymers, from their produetion to their treatment after use. Each year, PlasticsEurope invests 250,000 euros to update arrd complete the lifecycle analysis of the production of polymers. We share data and collaborate closely with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission which works on calculating the environmental impact of products throughout their lifecycle. 

Therefore, whether we measme the footprint we leave on the environment or whether we implement solutions to reduce it, we are at the forefront of the industry. The Joint Research Center considers us to be a privileged partner. But owing to a lack of communication on the subject, our citizens imagine us devoid of environmental awareness and a sense of responsibility. It is trae that in France, the interest of our industry to the environment is recent. Without doubt this is the cause of our delay in recycling and waste treatment compared with Northern Europe. With respect to the media environment, unfavorable to the plastics, it increases the lack of visibility of our actions. 

We will not clean up the surface of the ocean. However, we will develop ways not to pollute it. We are committed globally by mobilizing 47 professional associations related to plastics. We announced our goals in Honolulu at the 5th Conference on the Protection of the Oceans. Text appeared under the title 

Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter.  

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