Plasteax provides standardized data on plastic waste leakage into oceans and waterways, broken down by polymer, application, and country. Their dataset details the locations, origins, and content of global plastic waste, helping organizations understand and address plastic pollution.
Funding
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Problem
Organizations lack standardized, comprehensive data on plastic waste leakage into the environment, hindering effective strategies to mitigate plastic pollution. The absence of granular data across polymers, applications, and countries limits the ability to conduct detailed assessments and track progress in waste management.
Solution
Plasteax offers a global plastic environmental analytics platform providing standardized data on plastic waste leakage, broken down by polymer type, application, and country. Their dataset covers the locations, origins, and content of plastic waste entering oceans and waterways, encompassing 82% of global plastic waste leakage. Plasteax employs a methodology combining top-down metrics from verified data sources with bottom-up information from peer-reviewed studies and field measurements. This approach delivers consistent, granular, and up-to-date insights for researchers, policymakers, and enterprises to conduct footprint assessments, inform decisions around plastic production and end-of-life strategies, and enable proactive pollution mitigation solutions. Data is available in various formats and can be tailored to meet specific user or project requirements.
Target Audience
Plasteax targets plastic pollution researchers, sustainability experts, policymakers, international brand owners, and organizations with plastics in their value chains.
Features
- Standardized data on plastic waste leakage into oceans and waterways
- Data broken down by 9 polymer types, 6 applications, and 72 countries
- Mass balance modeling for data consistency and country comparisons
- Granular metrics on managed waste, recycling rates, mismanaged waste, and plastic leakage
- Methodology combines top-down and bottom-up data sources
- Regularly updated dataset incorporating the latest plastic pollution research
- Data available in various formats to meet specific user needs