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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!

15 July 2021

Italy reported to EU over plastics law failure

Environment experts have reported the Italian government to the EU authorities after its new law...

8 July 2021

Nearly half of ‘green’ claims on plastic products could be misleading – A study of green claims on plastic products

Analysts from ECOS and the Rethink Plastic alliance have examined the claims made on 82...

6 July 2021

Realising Reuse Report: reusable packaging target of 50% in key sectors could drastically reduce CO2 emissions, water consumption and waste

A reusable packaging target of 50% by 2030 in the EU for three key sectors...

1 July 2021

Single-use plastics pollution: where does Europe stand?

Today, the Rethink Plastic alliance and the Break Free From Plastic movement released two reports,...

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16 June 2021

#WeChooseReuse: Waste Trade and the importance of moving from single-use plastic to reuse

Levels of plastic production, consumption and use are hugely damaging. Reuse measures will enable their...

28 May 2021

The EU Climate Agenda’s major oversight: the link between the petrochemical industry and plastic production

In our series of virtual panels on Writing the New Story of Plastic, we spoke...

11 May 2021

Will the EU Methane Regulation ignore the climate polluter role of the petrochemical industry?

Fossil gas has long been touted as being the cleanest of fossil fuels as well...

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12 April 2021

The inherent problem with the global plastic waste trade

Plastic waste shipments have become an inconvenient truth that no one can ignore in a...

30 March 2021

It’s time for EU decision-makers to severely restrict the intentional use of microplastics

Between 75,000 and 300,000 tonnes of microplastics are released into the environment each year in...

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