As the official voice of the European plastics manufacturers, PlasticsEurope develops and provides legislative, environmental, technical and communications programmes.
LegislationPlasticsEurope represents the plastics industry’s views by:
- Providing fact based information and data to European opinion formers;
- Networking with relevant stakeholders both at European and national level;
- Presenting the industry’s view at European and national levels;
- Safeguarding fair trade for its products.
EnvironmentPlasticsEurope highlights the sustainability of plastics as a raw material by:
- Explaining best practices on the production, use and waste management of plastics;
- Providing the environmental fingerprints - the so called eco-profiles - of more than 75 polymers and their intermediates;
- Confirming the contribution of plastics as a protector of energy and resources;
- Highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of plastic as a recyclable and recoverable material.
CommunicationsPlasticsEurope endeavours to make people aware of the benefits of plastic products by:
- Demonstrating benefits and sustainability of the use of plastics materials;
- Promoting a balanced view of plastics as the material for the 21st century material.