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Report from EMERGE's AGM on "The Future of Plastic Packaging"

About 50 people attended the public meeting following  the Annual General Meeting of EMERGE on Nov 24th 2011. The expertise and breadth of knowledge of the speakers was impressive and all I can do here is give a very brief overview of what the speakers covered. The speakers were followed by a very lively discussion. There was a good deal of agreement between the speakers on some fundamental issues. We need plastic as a material but we don't value it as a limited resource. We need to use less to reduce the amount of oil used and make sure all plastics are recycled by designing in recyclability, and making it easier for the public to recycle all plastics.

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Marketing and Fundraising Volunteers Wanted

EMERGE is currently looking for a Marketing and PR volunteer, plus another volunteer to assist with FareShare's Fundraising.

Click here for more details or if you would like to apply please contact Nicola Milner on 0161 223 8200 or email volunteering@emergemanchester.co.uk

 

EMERGE AGM

The Future of Plastic Packaging

 Public Meeting Organised by EMERGE Recycling held on Thursday, Nov 24th, 2011

There is over 1 million tonnes of domestic mixed plastics packaging waste going to landfill every year. One third of plastic production is packaging. 4% of oil annually goes to making plastic. 80% of shoreline debris is plastic. Plastic production is increasing by 9% per year. There are increasing concerns about the health impacts of plastic packaging.

 

Should we be investing more in recycling plants that can sort plastics, or should we be designing packaging that can be more easily recycled? Should we be developing bio-plastics, made from plant material or using non-plastic packaging? Should we be aiming for zero landfill or making plastics bio-degradable? Are we trying to minimise energy use or CO2 production? Or should we simply focus on reducing use of plastics?

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