PlasticsEurope is one such organisation.

It is the only European trade association headquartered in Brussels with representatives across all European Union’s 27 member states. PlasticsEurope has close partnerships with sister associations that represent the European plastics manufacturing chain, which includes 50,000 converters and over 1,000 machinery manufacturers as well and is considered to be the official voice of the European plastics manufacturers.

The Plastics Federation is a member of the Global Litter Group. Relevant Plastics Associations and polymer supplier companies from various nations share information and agree actions to defend plastics opposite negative environmental “attacks”, to protect the environment and enhance sustainability, and to provide information to regulators. Countries participating include Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, USA and other European delegates.

The problems and issues are global – and most importantly, South Africa has, through regular interchange of information, access to the latest environmental issues and technology and what can be done to enhance the role of plastics in an environmentally friendly way. Such information is vital to our environmental strategies.