INFORMAL DIALOGUE ON PLASTICS POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS TRADE (DDP)
ANALYTICAL SUMMARY OF STATISTICAL APPROACHES TO ESTIMATE TRADE FLOWS OF
EMBEDDED PLASTICS, PACKAGING AND SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THE DPP
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
2 INFORMATION
GAPS ON TRADE FLOWS OF PLASTICS
2.1 HS
codes and information for trade flows. 2
2.2 Gaps
in flows of embedded plastics. 3
3 EXAMPLES
OF STATISTICAL APPROACHES TO ESTIMATE TRADE FLOWS OF PLASTICS, INCLUDING
EMBEDDED PLASTICS, PRESENTED IN DPP.
3.1
UNEP/UNITAR Statistical Guideline on Measuring Flows of Plastic throughout the
Lifecycle. 3
3.2 EU
JRC: Assessing the material flows of plastics in the European Union Value Chain. 4
3.3 Other
approaches. 4
4 OPTIONS,
CONSIDERATIONS AND EXAMPLES OF COOPERATIVE APPROACHES