Improving Plastics Management: Trends, policy responses ...

Improving Plastics Management: Trends, policy responses , and the role of international co-operation and trade policy PERSPECTIVES. OECD ENVIRONMENT policy PAPER NO. 12. OECD . 3. This policy Paper comprises the Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It provides an overview of current Plastics production and use, the environmental impacts that this is generating and identifies the reasons for currently low Plastics recycling rates, as well as what can be done about it. Disclaimers This paper is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and the arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of OECD member countries. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.

8. Traditional plastics production involves the transformation of petroleum or natural gas into their constituent monomers. This process is highly energyintensive, and was - estimated to account for 400 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (around 1% of the global total) in 2012. 8. 9.

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