Details
- Mission objective
- Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplasticsObjective 2b - Prevent and eliminate pollution – nutrients‚ chemicals‚ pesticidesEnabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
- Lighthouse
- Cross-basin
- Sector
- Environmental protection and regeneration
- Topic(s)
- Marine litterPlastic pollutionMicroplasticsWaste managementClean ocean
- Type of action
- Education and trainingEvidence-based knowledge and data and/or access provision to knowledge and dataUpscaling, deployment and replication of solutions
- Type of knowledge output
- Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
- Solution owner
- British Plastics Federation
- Country
- Belgium
Description
The Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) programme and manual contain guidelines to assist plastics industry operations managers in reducing the accidental loss of pellets, flakes, and powder from the processing facility into the environment. Manual users are free to implement the sections and steps that help achieve their company's specific goals. The Operation Clean Sweep® materials are designed to provide maximum utility for all types of plastic handling and transport operations.
