Quickstart Publications
The Quickstarts provide D4S strategies, technical information on plastics, relevant regulations and standards, and additional resources. There are twelve Quickstarts in the series.
The Quickstart series includes the following titles, across four key areas shown further below. Click on the relevant title or image to access each Quickstart:
- Q1: Design for sustainability with plastics (PDF 1.3MB)
- Q2: Plastics and the environment (PDF 1.1MB)
- Q3: Life cycle design tools (PDF 1.1MB)
- Q4: Degradable polymers in product design (PDF 861kB)
- Q5: Design for recovery at end of life (PDF 529kB)
- Q6: Sustainable design principles for plastic building products (PDF 2.2MB)
- Q7: Specifying recycled plastics (PDF 1.3MB)
- Q8: Life cycle assessment (PDF 2.4MB)
- Q9: Innovations for sustainability (PDF 1.3MB)
- Q10: Adapting to a carbon constrained economy (PDF 3.0MB)
- Q11: Sustainable design principles for packaging (PDF 212kB)
- Q12: New business models (PDF 1.0MB)
Overview
Understanding life cycle impacts
End of life recovery
Product specific strategies
Transformation
Featured Article
PACIA National Plastics Recycling Survey
The 2011 PACIA National Plastics Recycling Survey is now available. PACIA commissions yearly independent national surveys on consumption, use and recovery of plastics in Australia, as part of our strong commitment to action by industry...more...more
Annual Reports
The 2010-11 Annual Report is now available. Every year PACIA produces an Annual Report that showcases the past years achievements in Industry Advocacy, Sustainability Leadership and Member Services, supported by our Strategic Partnerships. ...more
Business Toolkit
Your members only one-stop-shop. The Business Toolkit provides the critical information and resources that you need on a day to day basis. ...more
Media Centre
Industry welcomes chemical security consultation process
The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association and the Australian chemistry industry has welcomed the release by Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon of a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement on Chemical Security...more...more
COAG hotspot productivity reforms gone cold
The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) has expressed concern at the lack of meaningful progress relating to chemicals and plastics regulatory reform under the National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy...more...more
Ten years of data shows growth and opportunity for Australian plastics recycling
The plastics and chemicals industry has welcomed the release of the tenth consecutive national survey showing record high recovery and recycling for plastics in Australia....more
