The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Plastics Division joined plastics industry leaders from across the world in Dubai in mid-November to create a global action plan for solutions to marine litter. The resulting plan describes actions to be taken and progress to be reported by signatories in 2012. As of Nov. 17, approximately 100 projects have been identified, which will be carried out in 32 countries, in addition to the global activities supported by all signatories.
Recognizing that solutions to marine litter will require global cooperation, the plastics industry is inviting interested stakeholders to join in this action, and also to apply their energy and creativity to developing complementary programs to prevent marine litter.
“Committing to a global action plan that will help bring about solutions for marine litter is a great step forward for the plastics industry,” says Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the ACC. “The global plastics industry is determined to do its part and to play a constructive role in building new partnerships to create solutions for marine litter.
