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Environmental Credentials |
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Plastics make a positive contribution to all three pillars of sustainable development: Economic, Social and Environmental. However, for many, the Environmental pillar of sustainability has grabbed the attention of Government, the Media and indeed the plastics industry.
Plastics undoubtedly make a positive contribution to the Environment. The energy saving potential (e.g. lightweighting and insulation) and intrinsic recyclability and energy recovery options have imeasurably improved the environment in which we live. |
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Closing The Loop
The plastics industry contributes to the pursuit of sustainable development in the plastics industry in a number of ways. There is a heavy focus on waste management due to a great deal of EU legislation which imposes recovery and recycling targets including the EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste, the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the EU Directive on End of Life Vehicles. As well as legislative drivers, plastics can provide part of the solution to diverting waste from landfill, either by recycling or energy-from-waste. Read more about what the plastics industry is doing to close the loop: |
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PVC Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), is a major plastics material which finds widespread use in transport, packaging, electrical/electronic, healthcare and coated fabrics applications. Countless applications which help to improve the quality of people's lives worldwide rely on PVC to offer a sustainable and cost-effective solution. PVC is a first rate example of a plastics' environmental credentials as well as a good case study of an industry's approach to sustainable development. Click on the green box to read more: |
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