A novel use-phase model to categorise plastic products has been advocated in a report launched by the Resourcing the Future partners (CIWM, ESA, the Resource Association and WRAP) at a conference in London, entitled ‘Eliminating avoidable plastic waste by 2042: a use-based approach to decision and policy making’.
The approach allows for targeted actions to be defined based on the different environmental impacts of each category and also helps clarify how these can be set within a holistic policy framework.
