INDUSTRY COMMITS TO ZERO RESIN LOSS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT

 

From left: Encik Azizin Zainudin, Head (Product Stewardship & Toxicology), Group HSSE, PETRONAS; Encik Alias bin Mamat, Head of Plant, PETRONAS Chemicals LDPE Sdn Bhd; Dr Salmaan Hussain Inayat-Hussain, Head (Environment, Social Performance & Product Stewardship), Group HSSE, PETRONAS; Mr CC Cheah, Vice-President, Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association; Encik Shazali Wosnin, Head (Marketing & Sales – Polymer), PETRONAS Chemicals Group; and Encik Mohd Nizam bin Ahmad, Head of Plant, PETRONAS Chemical Ethylene Polyethylene Sdn Bhd launching OCS Malaysia via a palm scanning gimmick.

KERTEH, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) on 8 December 2022 launched the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) programme in the country to drive the local plastics industry and its stakeholders towards zero plastics resin loss into the environment.
 
Speaking at the launch event, MPMA Vice President Mr. CC Cheah highlighted the significance of this programme not just locally but globally. “The historic resolution at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 5.2 in March 2022 for the development of an internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution demonstrated the commitment globally to ensure that mankind addresses the issue of plastics pollution urgently and effectively. With the OCS programme in place locally, it will further propel Malaysia’s commitment as a nation towards the global common goal of eradicating plastics pollution.”
 
The OCS programme is a product stewardship programme initiated by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), and is now an international voluntary programme for the global plastics industry to adopt. By signing up for the programme, companies are to commit to the implementation of good housekeeping and containment practices to avoid leakage of plastics resin in the form of either pellets, flakes or powder out of their premises. It is open not only to plastics manufacturers, but also its stakeholders throughout the supply chain, such as raw material producers, recyclers, logistics service providers and more.

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