The Global Plastics Flow Study
Plastics are an important resource that must be recycled and not end up as environmental litter. In order to manage and optimize the flows of material specifically for this purpose, the volumes of material flows…
Projects
The Global Declaration obliges signatories to commit to action in six areas: education, research, public policy, best practices, recycling/recovery, and product stewardship. As of the last progress report (2020), 80 plastics associations in 43 countries launched, planned or completed 395 projects, from beach clean ups to awareness campaigns. Our projects range in size, focus, and scope and involve an ever growing number of partners. All are forging cooperation and furthering progress to prevent, reduce, and improve understanding of marine litter. At the present time this list does not reflect the entire universe of commitments. We are currently working to get each project included here. We will remove this notice when the entries are completed.
Perception of Plastics in the GCC: A GPCA Study of the Arabian Gulf
This 2017 survey, commissioned by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the voice of the petrochemical industry in the Arabian Gulf, has revealed that only 38 percent of GCC residents have an informed view…
Marine Debris: United Nations Environment Assembly “Green Room” Event 8
The World Plastics Council (WPC) joins the Trash Free Seas Alliance and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) in hosting “Green Room Event 8 : Stemming the Tide: Comprehensive Strategies to Prevent Marine Litter will…
Plastics Excellence Awards in the Arabian Gulf Region
The GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards celebrate the finest inventions and ideas from the plastics industry in the Arabian Gulf region. A special category is dedicated to innovative plastic recycling projects that promote sustainability in plastics…
Injaz and Junior Achievement Worldwide
In 2013, GPCA partnered with Injaz, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide. JA is a partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers. GPCA brought environmental experts from its member companies together to provide secondary…
MoU with GPCA and the UAE Ministry of Environment & Water
GPCA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Ministry of Environment & Water to collaborate and exchange information on environmental issues in 2013. As part of the MoU, GPCA works closely with…
Benefits of Plastics
GPCA’s Plastics Committee developed a short educational video in English and Arabic as a tool to explain the benefits of plastics from a sustainability perspective and encourage increased plastics recycling. The video was sent to…
Waste Free Environment – Arabian Gulf Initiative
Every year, thousands of school children and volunteers across the Arabian Gulf join hands to clean up their local environment for Waste Free Environment (WFE). A recycling initiative from the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association…