EU seeks ambitious agreement to tackle plastic pollution
Aug 5, 2025 · To mobilise support for an ambitious agreement, the EU is actively involved in the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, which includes 70 countries committed to
Aug 5, 2025 · To mobilise support for an ambitious agreement, the EU is actively involved in the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, which includes 70 countries committed to
Jul 8, 2025 · The initiative aims to provide a common methodology for calculating recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles.
Dec 2, 2024 · 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,
Jul 1, 2025 · 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
Nov 30, 2023 · Single-use plastic (SUP) products are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The impacts of this plastic waste on the environment and our
Jan 1, 2021 · In the last decade, uncontrolled trade in plastic waste has increased, damaging both the environment and public health. Plastic waste has ended up in landfills, been burnt in open
Nov 25, 2024 · 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
Nov 6, 2025 · A single car may contain around 240 kg of plastic – and much of this plastic waste is difficult to recycle at the end of a car''s life. New research reveals ways to improve plastics
Discover how the EU''s plastics strategy aims to contribute to a circular economy, and tackles single-use plastics, microplastics and plastic waste.
4 days ago · The EU is taking action on plastics to tackle plastic pollution and marine litter, and to accelerate the transition to a circular plastics economy.
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