Dow targets certification of all its European sites against pellet loss by end-2024, said the company.
According to the company, more European sites will follow shortly: Dow aims to ensure all European sites are certified by the end of 2024. Two sites in Netherlands have achieved Operation Clean Sweep certification in Dow's Terneuzen and Dordrecht sites. OCS is a program designed to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss to the environment.
Operation Clean Sweep ® Blue is an enhanced commitment which includes external reporting of unrecovered plastic releases to the environment. In addition, we are in the process of obtaining external OCS Certification, starting with our European assets which are scheduled to be fully certified by the end of 2024.
In 2023 we launched an internal campaign called “Every Pellet Counts” to help educate our employees and aid in changing the mindset of each person whose work involves plastic production or handling. While we have incorporated OCS practices across our manufacturing sites, we are also extending this program to our external manufacturers and logistics service providers. In addition, we are sharing solutions that have helped us contain pellets with our customers and others in the value chain.
As an Operation Clean Sweep ® Blue member, and to increase our transparency, Dow annually reports the number and volume of incidents of any unrecovered release of plastic to outside of Dow facilities that are greater than 0.5kg. Internal reporting requirements have also been sharpened to capture data for near misses and loss of containment within facilities.
We remind, Dow and the Procter & Gamble Company announced a joint development agreement to create a new recycling technology to enable efficient conversion of hard-to-recycle plastic packaging into recycled polyethylene with near-virgin quality and a low greenhouse gas emissions footprint.
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