Single use plastics

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A | Recycling Verification and Traceability The need for reliable methodologies, independent certification, and strict mass balance approaches to verify recycled content in plastic products, ensuring traceability and accountability to prevent misleading practices.
1 | Recycled content verification The need for reliable methodologies and independent certification for verifying recycled content in plastic products.
2 | Chain of custody models Concerns about the different methodologies for tracking and verifying the recycled content in products, emphasizing the need for robust and traceable models.
3 | Chemical traceability The importance of tracking the chemical origins of materials to ensure accurate claims of recycled content and prevent misleading practices.
4 | Mass balance methodology The importance of strict mass balance approaches for ensuring traceability and accountability in recycled content claims.
B | Recycling Education and Infrastructure The importance of public awareness, education on waste sorting, and the development of infrastructure to handle increased plastic waste for effective recycling.
5 | Infrastructure for recycling The importance of developing infrastructure capable of handling increased plastic waste and ensuring proper recycling.
6 | Public awareness and education The need for educating citizens about waste sorting and recycling to achieve environmental goals.
C | Recycling Regulations and Consumer Engagement Concerns about the complexities of recycling regulations, the need for clear definitions and standards, and the role of consumer responsibility and protection in recycling practices.
7 | Consumer protection in recycling Ensuring that recycling practices and claims are transparent and do not mislead consumers.
8 | Recycled plastic definitions Concerns regarding the clarity and consistency of definitions related to recycled plastics in legal instruments.
9 | Minimum recycled content requirements The call for regulations to establish minimum recycled content standards in plastic packaging to promote sustainability.
10 | Plastic recycling methodologies Discussion on the methodologies for calculating, verifying, and reporting recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles.
11 | Consumer responsibility in recycling The need for consumer engagement and responsibility in recycling practices, including the potential for deposit systems to encourage recycling.
12 | Regulatory challenges in recycling Concerns regarding the complexities and inconsistencies in the enforcement of recycling regulations across different authorities.
D | Sustainable Packaging Solutions Exploring the shift towards sustainable packaging options such as the return to glass bottles, the use of UVC technology for refillable systems, and the reduction of packaging waste.
13 | Waste reduction The need to stop producing waste altogether as a solution to plastic waste problems.
14 | UVC technology for packaging Exploration of UVC technology as a potential solution for reducing packaging waste through refillable systems.
15 | Return to glass bottles Discussion on the potential benefits and environmental impact of returning to glass bottles instead of plastic.
E | Extended Producer Responsibility and Supply Chain… The role of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems in managing packaging waste, recycling efforts, and ensuring accountability throughout the recycling supply chain.
16 | Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) The role and responsibilities of EPR systems in managing packaging waste and recycling efforts.
17 | Accountability in recycling supply chain Questions about the responsibilities of different stakeholders in the recycling supply chain, particularly regarding reporting and compliance.
F | Plastic Waste Management and Human Rights Addressing the human rights implications and the disproportionate burden of plastic waste management in developing countries within the context of a circular economy.
18 | Human rights in plastic production Addressing the human rights impacts of plastic production and disposal, ensuring that the transition to a circular economy does not lead to new abuses.
19 | Plastic pollution in developing countries Concerns regarding the disproportionate burden of plastic waste management on developing countries and the need for equitable solutions.
20 | Circular economy The transition towards sustainable business models and responsible consumer behavior in relation to plastic use and recycling.
G | Plastic Recycling Concerns Exploring the challenges and concerns related to plastic recycling, including chemical recycling methods and the regulatory aspects of plastic bottle usage.
21 | Concerns about chemical recycling Worries regarding the implications of chemical recycling methods and their impact on the credibility and effectiveness of recycling efforts.
22 | Plastic bottle regulations Concerns and questions regarding regulations on single-use plastics and the responsibilities of businesses in reporting and compliance.

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