Global Plastics Outlook economic drivers, environmental impacts and policy options

While plastics are extremely useful materials for modern society, plastics production and waste generation continue to increase with worsening environmental impacts despite international, national and local policy responses, as well as industry commitments. The urgent need to make the lifecycle of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (author)
Corporate Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, author, issuing body (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2022.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704733606719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Overview and policy highlights
  • 2. Plastics flows and their impacts on the environment
  • 3. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on plastics use and waste
  • 4. Trends in the secondary plastics markets
  • 5. Innovation on plastics
  • 6. The policy landscape
  • 7. International co-operation to make plastics value chains more circular.