Polymers in liquid formulations: opportunities for a sustainable future
Summary of contents
More than 36.3 million metric tonnes of PLFs are made and used every year, enough to fill over 14,500 olympic sized swimming pools or Wembley Stadium 32 times. Currently, the most likely destination at the end of their life is waste, which means that the value of PLFs are lost after use.
To ensure that the PLF sector is economically and environmentally sustainable in the future, new approaches to PLF production, use and end-of-life treatment are needed. It is a challenge that is bigger than any single organisation, market or academic research group.
This report is an important first step in addressing the challenges of sustainability and the opportunities to maximise the economic value of PLFs and reduce their impact on the environment.