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The Plastic Waste Makers Index
Year of Publication
2021
This report identifies the companies that produce from fossil fuels the five primary polymers that generate the vast majority of single-use plastic waste globally – and the investors and banks funding them.
Source:
Minderoo Foundation
Author(s):
Dominic Charles, Laurent Kimman, Nakul Saran
Geography:
Global
Type:
Primary Data
Purpose of Measurement:
Understanding the Problem
Impact theme(s):
Material Flows, Policy, Capital Flows
This report identifies the companies that produce from fossil fuels the five primary polymers that generate the vast majority of single-use plastic waste globally – and the investors and banks funding them. It also assess which companies are making efforts to create a circular plastics economy, and estimate how virgin polymer production is expected to grow or decline in the future.
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