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Our ambition is a future with

ZERO RESIN LOSS

OCS is an industry-led program that supports companies in their efforts towards eliminating plastic resin loss in operations to: preserve water quality, protect the environment, and strengthen worker safety.

150+

Members in the U.S.

60+

Countries

5,000+

Members Globally

OCS covers the full plastics value chain:

Material Suppliers

Warehouse & Distributors

Service Providers

Trucking Companies

Railroad Companies

Processors & Converters

  • Creating a singular, clear, and shared goal towards ending resin loss in operations.
  • Developing resources and core frameworks for identifying areas of potential risk and methods for continual improvement.
  • Fostering a venue for pre-competitive collaboration and peer-learning opportunities.
  • Incubating and amplifying solutions to prevent resin spills and strategies to recover and recycle resin.
  • Accelerating technology transfer for effective tools to prevent loss and recover resin.
  • Elevating success stories of companies dramatically reducing and eliminating plastic resin loss.
  • Our newest program, OCS Blue Verification, where external inspections verify that 25+ requirements have been successfully implemented at the facility-level.
  • Participation of 100% of resin-handling facilities.

Take the OCS Pledge

Join the world’s largest voluntary stewardship program preventing loss of plastic resin into the environment.

About OCS

Learn more about Operation Clean Sweep’s mission and core values.

Resources

Operation Clean Sweep provides the OCS Manual, checklists, and other tools – all designed to help your company keep plastic resin out of the environment.

OCS News

Catch up on the latest Operation Clean Sweep news by browsing press releases and blogs covering everything from new program launches to event recaps and member Q&As.

Questions?

Unsure which OCS membership category is the right fit for your company? Interested in learning more about membership requirements? Reach out to us with any questions.

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2023 Annual Impact Report

Check out the progress each international OCS program has made in 2023 in our first annual impact report at the global scale.

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OCS Technical Support Appointment Sign-Up

Are you looking for individualized support as you prepare for verification? All OCS members receive two 1-hour technical support appointments with OCS technical experts per calendar year. Sign up to discuss topics ranging from planning for OCS Blue Verification to the basics of resin loss prevention and site clean-up.

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