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planning o Niti Aayog along with the EU
o China’s Circular Economy has prepared a strategy pa-
Promotion Law per on ‘Resource Efficiency’
• India: o Battery Waste Management
Rules 2022
o Recognition of the circu-
lar economy concept in the o Plastic Waste Management
2022-23 Budget (Amendment) Rules 2022
o e-Waste Management Rules
o Vehicle Scrappage Policy
2022: Private vehicles older 2022
than 20 years will be dereg- o Extended Producer Respon-
istered from June 1, 2024, if sibility (EPR) certificates
they fail the fitness test or
o Germany and Japan have their registration certificate
made the ‘Circular Econo- is not renewed.
my’ part of their economic

PLASTICS Industry Association Announces 2023 Cleanup Champions

he Plastics Industry Association accomplish this year.” plastics industry serves.
T(PLASTICS) has announced its list The 2023 Cleanup Champions are The Plastics Industry Association
of 2023 Cleanup Champions. Lead by as follows: (PLASTICS) is the only organization
the Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) that supports the entire plastics supply
Community Impact Task Group, the • Advanced Blending Solutions chain, including Equipment Suppliers,
Cleanup Champions Initiative encour- • Brueckner USA Material Suppliers, Processors and Re-
ages PLASTICS’ member companies cyclers, representing over one million
to use the Guide to Planning a Litter • Industrial Heater Corporation workers in our $468 billion U.S. indus-
Cleanup to carry out a cleanup in their • Braskem try. PLASTICS advances the priorities
community in 2023. Each of these • Covestro of our members who are dedicated to
companies are dedicated to making investing in technologies that improve
a difference in their communities by • Epsilyte capabilities and advances in recycling
working to eliminate plastic and all • Milliken and sustainability and providing essen-
material waste from the environment.
• Gardner Business Media tial products that allow for the pro-
“PLASTICS and the entire plastics tection and safety of our lives. Since
industry are dedicated to recycling, • Dart Container 1937, PLASTICS has been working to
eliminating waste from the environ- • Colour Synthesis Solutions make its members, and the sixth larg-
ment and making change for good in • Placon est U.S. manufacturing industry, more
our local communities,” said Heather globally competitive while supporting
Nortz, PLASTICS’ Sustainability and The Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) circularity through educational ini-
Materials Manager. “PLASTICS’ 2023 Community Impact Task Group was tiatives, industry-leading insights and
Cleanup Champions have commiteed created in April of 2022 to foster col- events, convening opportunities and
to giving back to their community and laboration among PLASTICS member policy advocacy, including the largest
positively impacting our environment. companies and external organizations plastics trade show in the Americas,
We are excited to see what PLAS- to provide an outlet for the industry NPE2024: The Plastics Show.
TICS’ 2023 Cleanup Champions will to give back and positively impact the
environment and communities the

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