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TemaNord 2024:527
Better and harmonized statistics on plastic material flows
Nordic Workshop
Better and harmonized statistics on plastic material flows
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1. Summary
2. Background
2.1. A global treaty to end plastic pollution
2.2. The Nordics leading the way
3. The big picture
3.1. Plastics in the world
3.1. Plastics in Europe
3.3. Global and regional needs for improved plastics statistics
3.4. Plastics in the Nordics – experiences from mapping plastic flows
3.5. UNITARs Plastic KEYS – a step in the right direction
4. Results from the workshop
4.1. Workshop in Oslo, February 2024
4.2. Important statistical information to include in national inventories
4.3. Key knowledge gaps
4.3.1 Waste export (information need)
4.3.2. Waste export (control and inspection)
4.3.2. Waste export (control and inspection)
4.3.3 Product plastic shares, additives, and polymers
4.3.3 Product plastic shares, additives, and polymers
4.3.4. Lacking data on large waste sources
4.3.5. Lack of frequently updated data on plastic products and waste
4.3.5. Lack of frequently updated data on plastic products and waste
4.3.6. Lack of data to enable closed loop recycling
4.3.6. Lack of data to enable closed loop recycling
4.3.7. End of life fates
4.3.8. Double counting semi-finished/finished products.
4.3.8. Double counting semi-finished/finished products.
Recommendations for further work
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Participants in the workshop