More firms across plastics value chain in Gulf nations address plastic waste

摘要

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has announced that a number of major players from across the plastic value chain in Gulf nations have adopted the 'Operation Clean Sweep' (OCS) in an effort to address plastic waste. OCS is a product stewardship programme of the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division and Plastics Industry Association in the US. It is practiced in over 60 countries, and is aimed at eliminating plastic pellet, flake and powder loss to the environment. The initiative has gained significant momentum since its launch in the Gulf region by GPCA in December last year. Today the programme is available to all plastics value network partners, including petrochemical producing companies, logistics service providers, ports and port authorities, plastic processors, environmental service providers, traders and sec-tors involved in the handling of plastic raw materials.