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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!

Each year more than 42,000 tonnes of microparticles are added to the environment, resulting in multiple negative impacts on living organisms and ecosystems.
26 April 2023

Rethink Plastic alliance welcomes the EU restriction of intentionally-added microplastics, urges faster implementation

The Rethink Plastic alliance welcomes the restriction of intentionally-added microplastics in products, notably in beauty...

microplastics on blue screen
2 March 2023

Rethink Plastic alliance disappointed by yet another delay on the EU restriction of intentionally-added microplastics

With pollution amounting to more than 40,000 tonnes of microparticles yearly, resulting in multiple negative...

microplastics on blue screen
27 February 2023

Plastic Soup Foundation, Rethink Plastic alliance and 20 cosmetic brands express crucial necessity for complete ban for intentionally added microplastics, as EU vote is upcoming

The Rethink Plastic alliance, together with the Plastic Soup Foundation and 20 cosmetic brands welcome...

cargo containers
17 January 2023

Rethink Plastic alliance applauds historical European Parliament vote passing a full ban on plastic EU waste exports and full implementation of the Basel Convention

Today, the European Parliament voted on the report tabled by MEP Weiss on the Regulation...

waste trade boat
16 January 2023

NO TIME TO WASTE: NGOs advocate for full ban on plastic waste exports from the EU as new report finds receiving countries’ recycling capacities overburdened

NGOs are calling for the European Parliament to vote for a full ban on extra-EU/...

8 December 2022

“We are now plastic farmers” – the human cost of waste colonialism

On World Human Rights Day, here are personal stories of individuals and communities, the disproportionate...

cargo containers on ship
1 December 2022

European Parliament’s ENVI Committee Breaks Free from the harmful Plastic Waste Trade in full extra-EU ban

In a landmark decision, the European Parliament Environment (ENVI) Committee voted today in favour of...

woman writing on a board reuse plastic
30 November 2022

Strong aim, but more ambitious and timely action needed – Rethink Plastic alliance welcomes EU circular economy package

The Rethink Plastic alliance welcomes the European Commission’s circular economy package, with proposed reuse targets...

30 November 2022

Video: EU decision makers visit pellet polluted petrochemicals site in Ecaussines, Belgium

For over a decade, the town of Ecaussines in Belgium has been facing the destructive impacts of...

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