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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?

WPC Members

• 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

THANK YOU

KEITH CHRISTMAN,KEITH_CHRISTMAN@AMERICANCHEMISTRY.COM TWITTER @KEITHCHRISTMAN WWW.MARINELITTERSOLUTIONS.ORG