Under the PVC industry’s Product Stewardship Program Signatories in the industry have committed to consider whole-of-life management of their products and to address waste and recycling issues. Specific commitments include:
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- Signatories in the packaging sector in Australia sign the National Packaging Covenant (NPC). NPC is a voluntary initiative by government and industry, which aims to reduce the environmental effects of all packaging. View more about National Packaging Covenant.
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- The Vinyl Council, on behalf of the Signatories investigate the current status of PVC waste generation, recovery and recycling. This has included commissioning a National PVC Waste Audit, conducted by Nolan ITU in 2005, to understand and gather data on the amount of PVC waste entering the waste stream in Australia annually. In 2008-09, further research was commissioned to gather data on the volume of PVC waste recovered and recycled in Australia.
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- Recognising that PVC product manufacturers are often distanced in time from the final user of the product because of the product’s long life. Signatories therefore agree to provide end consumers with information on appropriate end-of-life options for their products via their websites or marketing literature.
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- Signatories commit to adopt life cycle thinking in the development of new products, in particular, considering end-of-life aspects.
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