Addressing Single-use Plastic Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherWatson, Alison
dc.contributor.otherDa Silva, Sarah
dc.contributor.otherParmenter, Ryan
dc.contributor.otherSaer Saker, Alex Jose
dc.contributor.otherVestli, Christoffer
dc.contributor.otherSoobron, Soodevi
dc.contributor.otherChiaroni-Clarke, Rachel
dc.contributor.otherDavila Romero, Cesar Hugo
dc.contributor.otherKaruranga, Dismas
dc.contributor.otherSealy, Justin
dc.contributor.otherLeem, Cheryl
dc.contributor.otherJangprajak, Wassana
dc.contributor.otherSandin, Gustav
dc.contributor.otherMiliutenko, Sofiia
dc.contributor.otherLiptow, Christin
dc.contributor.otherLewis, Yvonne
dc.contributor.otherNotten, Pippa
dc.contributor.otherGower, Alexandra
dc.coverage.spatialCanada
dc.coverage.spatialColombia
dc.coverage.spatialEurope
dc.coverage.spatialMauritius
dc.coverage.spatialNew Zealand
dc.coverage.spatialPeru
dc.coverage.spatialRwanda
dc.coverage.spatialSaint Lucia
dc.coverage.spatialSingapore
dc.coverage.spatialThailand
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-16T10:15:28Z
dc.date.available2021-02-16T10:15:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-16
dc.descriptionIn response to the request by Member States at the Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in March 2019[1], the report “ Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution using a Life Cycle Approach” describes: a) actions taken by Member States to address single-use plastic products (SUPP) pollution and b) a summary of recommendations from a series of LCA meta-studies on the full lifecycle environmental impacts of single-use plastic products in comparison with their alternatives. A critical finding, of this work is that “single-use” is more problematic than “plastic”. Member States are encouraged to support, promote and incentivize actions that lead to keeping resources in the economy at their highest value for as long as possible, by replacing single-use plastic products with reusable products as part of a circular economy approach. This will require systems change.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3841-4
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2339/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35109
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number48 pages
dc.relation.ispartofLife Cycle Initiative
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectplastic product
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectpackaging
dc.subjectlife cycle
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectColombia
dc.subjectEurope
dc.subjectMauritius
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectPeru
dc.subjectRwanda
dc.subjectSaint Lucia
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectThailand
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleAddressing Single-use Plastic Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approachen
dc.typeTechnical report

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