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Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association
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Wolfgang Lange
PlasticsEurope
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American Chemistry Council
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Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association
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NAIROBI (December 6, 2017) –The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) today approved resolution UNEP/EA.3/L.20 which concluded that waste minimization and environmentally sound solid waste management should be given the highest priority in efforts to address…
Originally published in Packaging Europe Magazine, September 20, 2017 The German plastics packaging industry association (IK) is taking advantage of Coastal Cleanup Day on 16 September to reiterate its clear position on marine litter. “Plastic…
The World Plastics Council (WPC) welcomes the Marine Litter Action Plan released today by the G20 and commends states for their commitment to substantially reduce marine litter and its impacts by 2025. “This urgent issue…
Marine debris is a big problem for the plastics industry. According to the most frequently cited research, between 4.8 million and 12.7 million metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean in 2010. The future…
NEWPORT (June 19, 2017)—The American Chemistry Council (ACC), which represents associations representing plastic makers, is hosting a two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue that brings together industry, government and environmental groups to hear different perspectives on preventing and…
The American Chemistry Council is criticizing a major U.N. conference on the oceans for pushing bans or reductions in the use of some plastic products, saying it would have liked to see more attention on…
On March 29 Senators Sullivan (R-AK), Whitehouse (D-RI) and Booker (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Saving Our Seas Act, which also included Senators Coons (D-DE), Inhofe (R-OK), Murkowski (R-AK), Peters (D-MI) and Tillis (R-NC) as cosponsors….
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2017)—The U.S. Senate today introduced a bipartisan bill (S. 756) to reauthorize the NOAA Marine Debris Program and promote international action to reduce marine debris. The American Chemistry Council, which has partnered…
The new Plastics Economy includes shampoo bottles made out of beach plastic. Plastics Technology’s Heather Caliendo blogs about P&G’s announcement that it will produce the “world’s first” recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25%…
Seven new companies in the global plastics industry recently jumped on board to help combat the growth of marine litter that was seen in 2016. The companies were added to The Declaration of the Global…
