Rethinking the circular economy for plastics

Zusammenfassung

Foreword Executive Summary Introduction 1 The need to decouple economic growth from raw material consumption 1 Special focus: plastics 2 Challenges for a circular plastics economy 3 Aims of the VDI Round Table 5 Approach of the VDI Round Table 6 Field of Action 1 8 (Re)organising the plastics industry for a circular economy Circuit diagram 8 Challenges 12 Conclusions 13 Field of Action 2 14 Making closing the loop the task of all stakeholders Rethinking closing the loop 14 Potential and challenges at each stage in closing the loop 14 Chemical Industry 15 Plastics producers 18 Plastics processors 20 OEMs/Users 22 Commerce 24 Consumers 26 Logistics/waste disposal 28 Recycling companies 30 Conclusions for the entire cycle 32 Field of Action 3 35 Creating regulatory incentives for a circular plastics economy Steering instruments 36 Criteria for the discussion of steering instruments 37 Opportunities and challenges of the steering instruments 40 Conclusions of the evaluation of the steering instruments 51 Field of Action 4 53 Designing products for a circular economy New holistic design approach needed 54 Increasing the effectiveness o...