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!

9 April 2025

EU agrees on new landmark plastic pellet regulation to reduce microplastic pollution, but remaining loopholes and delays likely to undermine overall impact

Press Release 09.04.2025 | For immediate release | Brussels, Belgium

20 March 2025

New report unwraps solutions for EU countries to end the packaging waste crisis

Member States must step up efforts to ensure the EU meets its packaging waste goals,...

26 February 2025

Without addressing toxicity and pollution, the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal is just “clean-washing”

Today, the European Commission presented its much-awaited Clean Industrial Deal, a multi-year plan for Europe’s...

18 December 2024

Rethink Plastic alliance assesses Single-Use Plastics Directive implementation ahead of Commission evaluation

Rethink Plastic's 2024 evaluation of the directive, builds on the previous transposition and implementation assessments...

17 December 2024

Regulation on Plastic Pellet pollution: Council of the EU adopts its General Approach

The reaction of the Rethink Plastic alliance to the General Approach by the European Council

3 December 2024

Open Letter to the new College of Commissioners

Brussels, 3 December 2024

18 November 2024

Plastic production decline in Europe exposes the urgent need to tackle global overproduction in Plastics Treaty

Brussels, 18th November 2024

Image of eco-label in front of trees, symbolising ecodesign

23 October 2024

Why we need ecodesign for plastics

Prioritising plastics and polymers in the ESPR EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

26 September 2024

“No more lies!” – NGOs use Pinocchio figure to expose big polluters reporting false data

Brussels, 24 September