Plastics

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

Goodness DataPoints related to Plastic usage:

• Less Plastic (grams used)
• Better Plastic
  • Part virgin vs Part recycled plastics used
  • Type of plastics?
    • Part microplastics (Grams)
    • recyclability of every component (packaging, durable, disposable)
• No plastic (replace with other materials)

Plastics can be used in:

• Consumables (e.g. shampoo)
• Disposables (e.g. wipes)
• Durables (e.g. toothbrush)
• Packaging
  • Primary/Consumer packaging (e.g. blister)
  • Shippers (e.g. cartons, displays, pallets)

Plastic soup refers to the huge accumulation of plastic waste that has been thrown away and has ended up in the ocean. As plastic does not degrade biologically, the plastic soup keeps growing in mass.

Organisations

• Sustainable Packaging Collation