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Worldwide, experts have established 7 elements as key to the development of circular economies. These elements are prioritizing regenerative resources, preserving and extending what’s already 

The future of a sustainable plastics industry rests on bold plans that involve ditching cheap manufacturing and rethinking the design of products, processes and business models, so rather than fuel a throwaway society, they work together to increase the worth of resin materials by prolonging their usefulness in multiple cycles of reuse and re-manufacture.

X-Rite, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone, will demonstrate its latest color management solutions at K 2016, the largest global gathering of the plastic and rubber industry to be held from 19 to 26 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. X-Rite Pantone located in Hall 8b Stand H65 will feature the theme ‘Color as You Imagined It’ and showcase four Inspiration Zones that address the specific color needs and requirements for design, development, formulation, production and quality control professionals.

Unilever’s global packaging sustainability director Louis Lindenberg has made circular economy approaches intrinsic to his waste strategy, to speed the giant corporation’s progress towards goals drawn up in 2010. He took the opportunity to briefly talk about industry’s position on the Indian Government’s proposed ban on all multi-layer flexible packaging materials, which could result in the potential for unintended undesirable consequences. It would take “far more resources to produce different packaging which can provide the same protection for the products contained within and take them through the value chain without having any quality issues,” he said.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI’s) 2nd National Conference on Packaging Plastic – The Sustainable Choice held in New Delhi on 19 January 2016 was an elaborate affair witnessing the attendance of eminent people from the plastic packaging segment globally. Several students, sponsored by Sabic, were also given the opportunity to attend the conference in the national capital and learn from the industry experts first hand. While the welcome address was conducted by KK Seksaria, president, Plastindia Foundation, the inaugural session was moderated by Vinay Mathur, deputy secretary general, FICCI. Talking about the plastic industry, Mathur says, “Generally when we talk about ‘Make in India’ we tend to skip the point that ‘Make in India’ with zero defect is important and in the case of plastics it becomes even more vital.”

The Organization of Plastics Processors of India is organizing a conference on Plastic Packaging – The Sustainable Choice on 19 January 2016 at FICCI...

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The last decade of the twentieth century has seen the emergence of a strong interest in the environmental impact associated with the products that surround us and by which we obtain the many services that civilization relies on. This interest has been accompanied by the development of methods for environmental assessment of products (1-9). Environmental assessment of products includes all the processes needed for the product to run through its life cycle — from the extraction of raw materials through production of the materials which are used in the manufacture of the product to the use of the product and its disposal

We are past to the various deadlines set by the government on implementation of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. If the powers that be decide to go ahead and rigidly enforce this legislation as framed, all hell will break loose.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 vide a notification dated 18 March 2016. Although some government agencies