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IMPLEMENTING MARINE DEBRIS SOLUTIONS GLOBAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES 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

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GLOBAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

IMPLEMENTING MARINE DEBRIS SOLUTIONS

KEITH CHRISTMAN 5/23/2016

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AGENDA

Why and how is the plastics industry supporting marine debris solutions? Discussion of key projects Additional partnerships How can others get involved?

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WPC Members

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  • 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

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PLASTICS PACKAGING CAN HELP REDUCE FOOD WASTE

SOURCE: PACKAGING IN PERSPECTIVE, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PACKAGING SUPPORTED BY INCPEN

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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
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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.

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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

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MAKING PROGRESS

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PARTNERSHIPS

CONTRIBUTE SOLUTIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS

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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:
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  • Educational project designed to inspire

action by raising awareness for the problem

  • f marine litter
  • Active in 15 European countries
  • http://www.marlisco.eu/

MARLISCO

PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING AWARENESS

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PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING AWARENESS

DON’T BE A LITTERBUG - MALAYSIA

  • Malaysian Plastics Forum (MPF) program
  • Launched in 2012
  • https://www.facebook.com/DontbeaLitterbug/
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RESEARCH

RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND SCOPE, ORIGIN, IMPACTS

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SUPPORTING RESEARCH

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  • 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

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  • 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

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ASSIST PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT: UNEP

Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices for Waste Management to Prevent Marine Litter

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PROMOTE POLICY

PROMOTE POLICY & ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS TO PREVENT MARINE LITTER

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  • Supported “Microbead-Free

Waters Act of 2015”

  • Supported reauthorization of

the Marine Debris Act

  • Supporting additional NOAA

research funding

PROMOTING POLICY

IN THE US

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF EFFICIENT WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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  • 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

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PROMOTING RECYCLING – UNITED STATES

SPREADING KNOWLEDGE

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CLEAN UP AND RECYCLE – SOUTH AFRICA

SPREADING KNOWLEDGE

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RECYCLING & RECOVERY

ENHANCE RECYCLING AND ENERGY RECOVERY OPPORTUNITIES

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SPREADING KNOWLEDGE

THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP– UNITED STATES

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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
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PELLET CONTAINMENT

STEWARD PLASTIC PELLETS FROM SUPPLIER TO CUSTOMER

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STEWARDING PLASTIC PELLETS

BEST PRACTICES TO CONTAIN PRE-PRODUCTION PELLETS

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THANK YOU

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