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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!

7 July 2020

EU promotes greater global responsibility on plastic waste – but not for internal market!

Green Groups Denounce Europe's "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" Policy

3 July 2020

International Plastic Bag Free Day: the fight against plastic bag pollution at risk with European countries granting too many exemptions

EU Member State measures, which aim to cut the number of plastic bags used nationally,...

19 June 2020

Recovery funding should not go to waste

Today, European Heads of State and Government are meeting to discuss the Recovery Plan for...

15 May 2020

Single Use Plastics Directive: NGOs call on Commission and EU countries to resist attempts to undermine separate collection of plastic bottles

Deposit return systems (DRS) are the most effective way to reach the 90 percent collection...

13 May 2020

Deplorable moves from the industry: exploiting COVID-19 to turn back time and perpetuate plastic pollution!

The plastic industry has recently called for delaying or possibly even withdrawing recently adopted legislation...

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,...

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