List of Tables

1 Table 1.1 Indicative entry criteria for each level
2 Table 1.2 Types of plastics
3 Table 1.3 Plastic forms
4 Table 1.4 Packaging Tiers
5 Table 1.5 Plastics in the economy
6 Table 1.6 Waste flows and waste treatment
7 Table 1.7 Collection systems
8 Table 1.8 Environmental sampling and monitoring
9 Table 2.1 Key tools for Step 1
10 Table 2.2 Capacity tiers and recommended starting points
11 Table 2.3 Sources of production data
12 Table 2.4 Sources of consumption data
13 Table 2.5 Sources of trade data
14 Table 2.6 Core plastics trade codes
15 Table 2.7 Broader and associated plastics codes
16 Table 2.8 UNCTAD plastics life cycle categories, with indicative HS codes
17 Table 2.9 Waste classification codes for plastics
18 Table 2.9b Sources of waste data
19 Table 2.10 Sources of data on plastics in the environment
20 Table 2.11 Scoring data availability
21 Table 2.12 Scoring data reliability
22 Table 2.13 Quality issues and quality-assurance approaches, by data category
23 Table 2.14 Scoring each data category. Lower totals are stronger candidates for prioritisation
24 Table 2.15 Scoring by plastics data type
25 Table 2.16 A three-phase stakeholder mapping process
26 Table 2.17 Stakeholder categories, the data they hold, and what to expect when engaging them
27 Table 2.18 Common challenges in stakeholder engagement and data governance
28 Table 3.1 Tools for Generating Data on plastics production
29 Table 3.2 Classification systems for trade data
30 Table 3.3 Tools for developing plastic trade data
31 Table 3.4 Tools for developing plastic consumption data
32 Table 3.5 Tools for developing waste generation data
33 Table 3.6 Tools for developing waste collection data
34 Table 3.7 Tools for Generating Data for plastics treatment (repurposing processes)
35 Table 3.8 Tools for Generating Data for plastics treatment (thermal processes)
36 Table 3.9 Tools for Generating Data for plastics disposal (Incineration without Energy Recovery)
37 Table 3.10 Tools for Generating Data for plastics disposal (landfill)
38 Table 3.11 Tools for Generating Data for plastics disposal (open dumpsites)
39 Table 3.12 Tools for Generating Data for plastics in the environment
40 Table 3.13 Example indicators and methodologies for developing social data on plastics
41 Table 3.14 Comparison of established social indicator frameworks
42 Table 4.1 IPCC standardised assumptions on the plastics proportion of municipal solid waste in each region
43 Table 4.2 Descriptions of classification systems