Improving Markets for Recycled Plastics - Trends, Prospects and Policy Responses

Intro
 Table of contents
 Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 Acronyms and abbreviations
 Currency conversions
 Executive summary
 Table 0.1. Summary of barriers to better functioning markets for recycled plastics
 Chapter 1. Introduction
 1.1. The growth in plastics
 1.2. Plastics waste
 1.3. Plastics recycling
 1.4. Objectives of the report
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 2. Plastics production
 2.1. Primary plastics: production data
 Figure 2.1. Plastics production mass by global region in 2016
 Figure 2.2. Global primary plastics production by sector, 1950 to 2015 (million tonnes) 2.2. Primary plastics: market structureTable 2.1. Summary of UK primary polymer market
 2.3. Types of plastic
 Table 2.2. Main types of plastic and their uses
 Table 2.3. Summary of estimated global polymer consumption by sector (2002-14)
 2.3.1. Thermoplastics
 2.3.2. Thermosets
 2.3.3. Additives
 Table 2.4. Additive use in polymers
 2.3.4. Bio-plastics
 Table 2.5. Examples of key bio-plastics
 Figure 2.3. Recyclability and biodegradability of fossil fuel- and bio-based plastics
 Notes
 References
 Figure 2.4. Global bio-plastics production by polymer type in 2016 Chapter 3. Recycling plastics3.1. The environmental case for recycling plastics
 3.1.1. Life cycle assessment
 Box 3.1. Starting material
 Figure 3.1. Relative difference between the climate change impacts of different end‑of‑life options vs. recycling for plastics
 Table 3.1. Impact of production and transport activities on plastics recycling
 3.1.2. Ecosystem services and natural capital
 Figure 3.2. Estimated natural capital cost of plastics production and disposal by sector of origin
 3.2. Plastics waste generation
 3.2.1. Plastics waste generation data 3.2.2. Plastics waste generation by polymerFigure 3.3. Global plastics waste generation by polymer (million tonnes), 1950 to 2015
 Figure 3.4. Comparison of polymer production with the amount that becomes waste
 3.2.3. Post-consumer plastics waste
 Figure 3.5. Global plastics waste generation (million tonnes) by product category in 2015
 3.2.4. Post-industrial plastics waste
 3.2.5. Additives
 Table 3.2. Proportion of additives by type used in global plastics resin (non-fibre) waste
 3.3. Plastics recycling performance
 3.3.1. Global plastics recycling performance Figure 3.6. Global plastics waste generation, recycling, incineration, and disposal: 1950 to 20153.3.2. Regional variations in plastics recycling performance
 Box 3.2. Calculating recycling rates
 Figure 3.7. Plastics recycling in the EU, USA, Australia and Japan (2005-15)
 3.3.3. Recycling performance by sector
 Table 3.3. Australian plastics consumption by waste stream (2015/16)
 Figure 3.8. Comparison of recycling rates in the EU for all plastics and for packaging plastics (2005‑15)
 Table 3.4. Summary of recycling rates for key polymers
 3.3.4. Recycling performance by polymer