Plastic Waste Power Play: The offshoring and recycling displacement involved in trying to recycle EU plastic waste
Since records began in the late 1980's, over a quarter of a billion tonnes of plastic waste has been traded globally.
Tag: plastic-pollution
EIA’s daily diary from the first round of negotiations in Uruguay for a new Global Plastics Treaty
Negotiations have begun this week in Punta del Este, Uruguay, to hammer out the language for a new Global Plastics Treaty
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Global treaty talks will define how the world tackles plastics pollution for generations to come
The next two-and-a-half years, spent at negotiating tables in conference centres, will define how the world makes, use and dispose of plastics for generations to come
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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements – Production
Virgin plastic production and consumption have reached unsustainable levels. Overproduction has meant inexpensive virgin plastic is used freely and inefficiently, with unfavourable economics for most recycling, leading to a stark discrepancy between how much plastic is produced and how much is recycled.
Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Reuse
The new legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution will need to consider measures across the full lifecycle of plastics. So called ‘midstream’ measures, for example on product design, will be essential to complement absolute reductions in plastic production.
Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Fishing Gear
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) – also known as ‘ghost gear’ – is a major contributor to marine plastic pollution.