However, its durability also presents a challenge, particularly when it leaks from the value chain and becomes pollution. Plastics can persist in the environment for hundreds of years, causing harm to ...

The framework must include national reduction targets, monitoring requirements and global standards. By engaging with businesses, we aim to transform the plastic value chain, creating more circular ...

Slogans are not enough. People who put their trust in purpose-driven brands want to see evidence. Transparency issues in the plastic value chain signal the need for a system that tracks waste from its ...

The lifetime cost of plastic is 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, according to a WWF report. A WWF-commissioned report developed by Dalberg warns that the true cost of plastic ...

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has published its latest Solution Model playbook, suggesting an approach to reintroducing mixed-plastic-waste streams back into the value chain. The approach focuses ...

The researchers utilized two metathesis-based methods to upcycle plastic waste. In ring-opening metathesis polymerization, ...

"Previous studies show that Kenya is yet to fully embrace technology along the plastic value chain as most technologies are applicable in the collection and recycling stages," says KIPPRA.

Policy and Regulation: Examining the impact of new regulations and exploring collaborative solutions. - Uniting the Entire Plastic Value Chain Go Circular Summit brings together business professionals ...