· Plastic caps among top 10 single-use plastics on beaches Plastic caps and lids are found 2-3 times more often than bottles in nature, indicating that people tend to recycle bottles without their … · The EU is taking action on plastics to tackle plastic pollution and marine litter, and to accelerate the transition to a circular plastics economy. · The initiative aims to provide a common methodology for calculating recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles. · The Commission is participating in crucial negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty in Geneva to address our growing plastic problem. · The EU regrets that the 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5) finished without a deal yesterday in Busan, South Korea. After two … · For the EU, the new treaty must address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. In its Global Plastics Outlook from 2022, the OECD suggests that … · New EU rules to prevent microplastic pollution from plastic pellets take effect today (Dec 16), marking a major step in the EU’s work to reduce microplastic emissions at their source. The new … · These include studies on plastic sources, ecological impacts and consumption patterns. Four of the six policies include marine-litter monitoring data in their evidence base. This form of data … · World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution. Goods need packaging for protection and transportation. But packaging waste – often unnecessary and burdensome – is growing faster than our economies and even outpacing population growth.
