Means considering all potential impacts of all activities and outcomes associated with the production and consumption of plastics, including raw material extraction and processing (for plastics: refining; cracking; polymerization), design and manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use and reuse, maintenance and end of life management, including segregation, collection, sorting, recycling, and disposal. Source: UNEP, “Life Cycle Initiative”. Available at https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/life-cycle-approach-to-plasticpollution/.