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H 1 LIFE & the EU Plastics strategy.

CAMARSA Gabriella, TOLAND Justin, POTTER Joanne, (e.a.)

2018

48p.

LIFE Focus

“Plastic has been central to the development of our economy and in providing functionality to consumers,” explains Mr Schally, whose unit led development of the EU Plastics Strategy. “But it has a lot of negative aspects, in the way it’s produced, designed and disposed of, and how much finds its way into the natural environment. The strategy addresses all of these issues so that plastic can be part of the circular economy of the future.” The design, production, use, disposal and recycling of plastic take priority, as well as the fight against marine litter. “We looked at how plastic products – and the materials in them – can be better designed, better used and made more durable. Then, when they come to the end of their useful lives, how they can be disposed of so as much content as possible is used as secondary raw materials and re-injected into the economy. This is the way to make plastic circular.”

Thematic dossier

ENVIRONMENT, NATURE & CLIMATE, LIFE, plastic-rubber

LIFE, plastic-rubber

978-92-79-97576-9

1725-5619

KH-AJ-18-002-EN-C

English

LIFE

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/sites/easme-site/files/life_plastics_web.pdf

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