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Welcome to our library, 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 publications!

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February 17, 2021

Civil society calls for an ambitious restriction of intentionally added microplastics

Civil society sends an open letter to the European Commission to secure an ambitious EU-wide restriction of intentionally added microplastics without further delay.

February 17, 2021

Avoid the ‘mass balance approach’ to block ambitions for increased recycled content in plastics

Letter asking the European Commission to establish a transparent and ambitious ‘chain of custody’ method for determining recycled content in plastic products.

February 10, 2021

Determining recycled content with the ‘mass balance approach’

10 recommendations for development of methods and standards for the ‘mass balance approach’, a new joint paper by Zero Waste Europe, ECOS and Rethink Plastic

February 1, 2021

Civil society calls to uphold ambition on single-use plastics

Open letter to European Commission encouraging them to uphold ambition on the Single Use Plastics Directive guidelines

cargo containers on ship

January 12, 2021

Waste Shipment Regulation revision: how to fix Europe’s plastic waste trade issues

Key recommendations for the upcoming revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation on plastic waste trade.

December 8, 2020

Plastic giants polluting through the backdoor (Summary)

Summary of the new report making the case for a regulatory supply-chain approach to pellet pollution.

pile of small plastic pieces

December 7, 2020

Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Chemical Recycling – Ten concerns with existing life cycle assessments

This joint paper presents key findings from a review of some of the most commonly cited chemical recycling and recovery LCAs.

November 24, 2020

Plastic Fake Out: Falling into the trap of Bioplastics

Switching single-use for “bio”plastics doesn’t solve plastic pollution! See Surfrider’s latest infographic for more.

November 24, 2020

No Magic Fix with Bioplastic

Music and policy combine to highlight the false solutions to plastic pollution, in the new bioplastics rap video.

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