Operation Clean Sweep
About Operation Clean Sweep
Operation Clean Sweep® is an international program designed to prevent resin pellet, flake, and powder loss and help keep this material out of the marine environment.
Every segment of the plastics industry has a role to play—including resin producers, transporters, recyclers and plastics processors—by implementing good housekeeping and pellet, flake, and powder containment practices.
Operation Clean Sweep has been adopted by plastics industries in more than 23 countries around the world.
The goal: achieving zero pellet, flake, and powder loss.
Operation Clean Sweep in New Zealand
Members of Plastics New Zealand do not want to see plastics of any kind in the marine environment. That’s why we are promoting Operation Clean Sweep to all plastics handling sites – material suppliers, manufacturers, and recyclers alike.
We encourage all parts of the industry to put in place practices to keep plastics out of the marine environment.
Plastics New Zealand is taking a proactive approach to helping member companies adopt best practices under this international programme.
To date 31 Plastics New Zealand member company sites have been audited and have adopted best practices to ensure they keep their plastics out of the marine environment.
Companies
The following Plastics NZ member sites have adopted best practices under Operation Clean Sweep and have committed to the ongoing protection of our waterways from accidental spillages on their sites.
Hope Moulded Polystyrene Ltd, Nelson Custom-Pak Plastic Products Ltd, Auckland
Sullivan Packaging Ltd, Christchurch Expol Ltd, Rolleston
Progressive Plastics Ltd , Dunedin Kaipak Ltd, Christchurch
Clariant NZ Ltd, Mt Wellington, Auckland Clariant NZ Ltd, Rosedale, Auckland
Medical Plastics Ltd , Auckland Pharmapac Ltd, Auckland
Dynex Extrusions Ltd, Auckland Uniplas Ltd, Wellington
Comspec Ltd, Christchurch Bonson Industrial Ltd, Auckland
Asmuss Plastic Systems Ltd, Hamilton Chemiplas NZ Ltd, Auckland
Flight Plastics Ltd, Wellington Budget Plastics Ltd, Palmerston North
Axiam Plastics Ltd, Wanganui Elastomer Products Ltd, Christchurch
Talbot Technologies Ltd, Christchurch Waters & Farr Ltd, Rangiora
Linkplas Ltd, Auckland Millennium Plastics Ltd, Hamilton
Profile Polymers Ltd, Hamilton Gallagher Group Ltd, Hamilton
Marley New Zealand Ltd, Auckland Chemvin Plastics Ltd, Auckland
Expol Ltd, Auckland Lane Plastics Ltd, Auckland
What you can do?
Members
We encourage you to participate in Operation Clean Sweep. As a member we will provide you with a free audit of your site and a report with recommendations for improvement. Contact us to register.
Non-members
We would like to see the entire plastics industry in New Zealand adopt the standards of Operation Clean Sweep. If you are a plastics company and not a member, we implore you to join us on this journey. If you want to remain a non-member we can still offer you a low cost audit from our in-house experts.
