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In time for Plastic Bag Free Day 2020 see Surfrider’s latest report on the status of plastic bag measures across the EU!
Policy recommendations to ensure prevention and reuse measures take center stage in Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive by Rethink Plastic.
This briefing with Bellona & Zero Waste Europe highlights concerns regarding fuels derived from non-renewable waste streams under the REDII.
Guidance for municipality officials implementing the Single-Use Plastics Directive at the local, city and community level.
See ECOS’s on-the-go briefing on the problem of plastic pellets and the need for a new EU law to clean them up.
Converting fossil plastics to fuels is sometimes marketed as a part of the solution to the environmental and waste problems the plastic industry is currently facing. This briefing shows that when full cradle-to-grave lifecycle assessments are made, the fossil carbon embedded within plastics becomes much more apparent.
This briefing, produced by Fauna & Flora International, the Environmental Investigation Agency and Fidra, outlines the urgent action that we recommend the European Commission should take to ensure that all pellets are handled responsibly across the plastic supply chain.
NGO letter supporting the Commission’s proposal to restrict the use of lead in PVC.
NGO letter for key decision makers reiterating support for restrictions on all intentionally added microplastics under EU chemicals legislation.