CO2 emissions from plastics to rise drastically / Increase to be driven by carbon released during incineration / Need for focus on higher-value recycling / Material Economics study
A report by Swedish consultancy Material Economics together with the European climate innovation initiative EIT Climate-KIC explores ways for the plastics circular economy to contribute to cutting CO2 emissions. Its report, “The Circular Economy a Powerful Force for Climate Mitigation”, focuses on five key plastics – polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, PVC and PET – which comprise more than 70% of resin consumption, and the study examines their use in the major application areas of packaging,... (27.09.2021)