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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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October 15, 2019

Reusable solutions: How governments can help stop single-use plastic pollution

Reusables report calls on national governments to scale up successes across Europe to move towards resusable solutions.

October 10, 2019

Guide for national decision makers to implement the single-use plastics directive

This guide outlines the key elements of the SUP Directive and makes some recommendations on how national decision makers can best implement its provisions on single-use plastic.

October 3, 2019

Comments on the registration of polymers

Position paper on the registration of polymers, signed by NGOs ahead of the November meeting of the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL).

August 30, 2019

Rethink Plastic alliance: reduce, redesign and manage responsibly

Let’s rethink plastic and break free from it!

May 21, 2019

Unfolding the single-use plastics directive

The EU single-use plastics directive is not just about banning straws! Zero Waste Europe presents an overview of the legislation, with recommendations for effective implementation at the national level.

May 15, 2019

Plastic & climate: the hidden costs of a plastic planet

Besides impacting the oceans, ecosystems, and human health, the plastic crisis contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate breakdown. Read the report by CIEL and Break Free From Plastic.

May 8, 2019

A simple solution to e-commerce waste: the story of RePack

Can we have e-commerce without single-use plastic paging? Zero Waste Europe presents the story of RePack, proving that sometimes we just need to think out of the box.

April 23, 2019

Discarded: communities on the frontlines of the global plastics crisis

When we throw plastics away, we are actually sending it somewhere. GAIA’s groundbreaking report on plastic waste trade sheds a light on where “away” really is.

February 22, 2019

Plastic & health: the hidden costs of a plastic planet

The lifecycle impacts of plastic paint an unequivocally toxic picture: plastic threatens human health on a global scale. Read the latest report by CIEL and Break Free From Plastic.

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