PPRS VERSION AND HISTORY & ABBREVIATIONS
In an effort to maintain relevance and harmonization with existing regulations and international standards, the PPRS is continually reviewed and updated, as necessary. The following table shows the version history of the standard since its inception.
Below are the significant changes from version 7 to version 8 of the PPRS:
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Refinement of existing and additional definitions in an effort to harmonize with globally accepted terminology
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Elaboration of Environmental and Social Safeguards
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Adopting a regional baseline approach for determination of quantitative and qualitative additionality
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Elaboration of Project Registration Processes and Requirements and formalization of the Validation and Verification Model for Project Registration
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Elaboration of Plastic Credit Verification and Issuance and establishing links to the PPRS Registry
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Transition from Net Zero Plastic Waste to provision of guidance for self-declared claims in alignment with ISO 14021:2016 and UNEP Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information (2017)
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Summary of changes from previous versions are detailed in the PPRS Summary of Version Changes.
ABBREVIATIONS:
ABS: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
BAT: Best Available Technology
EPR: Extended Producer Responsibility
HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene
LDPE: Low-Density Polyethylene
LLDPE: Linear Low-Density Polyethylene
O: Other Plastics (classification)
PET or PETE: Polyethylene Terephthalate
PP: Polypropylene
PPRS: Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard
PS or EPS: Polystyrene or Expanded Polystyrene
UBC: Used Beverage Cartons
UN: United Nations
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
UN SDGs: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
VVB: Validation and Verification Body
WHO: Validation and Verification Body
WWF: The World Wild Fund for Nature