Operation Clean Sweep®, a global initiative from the plastics industry to reduce the leakage of primary microplastics into the environment in the form of pellets, flakes, or powdered resin, which is advancing thanks to everyone's commitment.
Reducing microplastics is a growing concern worldwide. For this reason, andthis voluntary initiative is implemented in many countries in North America and, in Spain, for the plastics processing sector, adhesion to the initiative is through ANAIP (Spanish Association for the Plastics Industry, which holds OCS rights in Spain.
recognises companies that voluntarily and actively commit to reducing environmental waste, as well as raising awareness among their employees, while improving their working conditions.
To this end, they have identified the critical points of potential discharges throughout their process, implemented the necessary actions to minimise these risks and have also provided strategically located means so that in the event of accidental discharge, it can be corrected at the time.
With the establishment of suitable indicators, the evolution of the implementation of the commitment can be measured over time.
It applies to any company involved in the production, transport, storage and processing of plastic raw materials, regardless of where the activity centre(s) is/are located.
Due to its structure, OCS certification is compatible with another management system such as the ISO 14001. Once adhered to the OCS, you can also verify it through a third party.
Once the Auditing process has been completed, if the requirements established in the protocol are met:
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