Port of Antwerp joins plastic reduction initiative

The Port of Antwerp has joined a programme to organise measures for keeping the loss of pellets to a minimum, in an effort to keep plastic out of the environment.

Plastic products are made from polymers, usually delivered in the form of small pellets, and Antwerp is the main polymer hub in Europe for the production, handling and distribution of plastic pellets.

Companies that join the ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ programme aim to prevent litter materials getting into the marine environment by trying to achieve zero pellet loss.