A material flow analysis of polymers and plastics in India

摘要: India’s compound annual growth in apparent consumption of major commodity plastics has been nearly 7% for a decade. However, a complete material flow analysis (MFA) of Indian plastics has not been conducted since Mutha et al.(2006) compiled data from the year 2000. We present a 20-year update, including the current features of plastic production and end use by polymers and in sectors; a complete account of national plastics material flows; and an analysis of key drivers of change into the medium-term future.In an ideal situation, there would be data on three flows: plastic consumed and disposed of by sectors (including households) within a reporting year; plastic retained in long-lived products in the same sectors; and plastic waste from end-of-life of products made in earlier years.