News

Welcome to our news section, where you can find the full range of infographics, reports, position papers and videos on plastic pollution by the Rethink Plastic alliance and its member organisations. Browse our latest news!

16 April 2020

The Rethink Plastic alliance and Covid-19

Covid-19 has had, and will continue to have, devastating impacts on people. This unprecedented global...

11 March 2020

The new Circular Economy Action Plan promises to address plastic pollution but will concrete steps follow?

New plans revealed today by the European Commission are a step in the right direction...

4 March 2020

Hackathon on prevention and reuse: writing the new story of plastic

Roundup from our hackathon!

24 February 2020

Plastic pellets in the spotlight

In the EU alone, 167 000 tonnes of plastic pellets enter the environment every year,...

28 January 2020

A lifecycle assessment guide for plastic fuels

Measures should be taken to prevent improper counting of ‘emission reductions’ when looking at plastics...

14 November 2019

Loophole & delays undermine microplastics restriction

NGO letter to key decision makers reiterates support for restrictions on all intentionally added microplastics...

6 November 2019

Plastic Atlas release demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis & solutions for a zero waste future

Today, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Break Free From Plastic movement published the international...

22 October 2019

Curbing sea-based pollution: guidance document for ambitious implementation of SUP & revised PRF directives

A guide to outline and analyse the main provisions of the SUP Directive and PRF...

17 October 2019

Dear President-elect von der Leyen

Rethink Plastic alliance and friends, wrote a welcome letter to von der Leyen for her...

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