Zero Waste City Manual Toolkit The main aim of the Zero Waste Cities Manual is to provide a practical guide for the implementation of a zero waste system that emphasises decentralisation, source segregation, resource recovery, and informal sector inclusion. The vision for a zero waste system is to minimise movement of solid waste generated to disposal sites or facilities.
We Choose Reuse Website, Toolkit The campaign pushes for ambitious and robust reuse solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. They engage with decision-makers, businesses, municipalities and the wider public to advocate for a future where reusable packaging is scaled up and robust reuse systems are put in place.
Reduction and reuse in the PPWR Padlet This padlet combines reports, policy briefs, analyses, fact sheets and other resources to call on MEPs to support ambitious waste prevention measures & reuse targets in the PPWR to address the triple planetary crisis.
Disposable paper-based food packaging: the false solution to the packaging waste crisis (2023) Report In the ongoing negotiations of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the realities of disposable paper-based food packaging should not be ignored. Legislators must seize the opportunity to curb the growing levels of packaging waste driven by overreliance on single-use products.
Policy recommendations to promote reusable packaging (2022) Policy Recommendations Promoting the reuse of packaging is crucial for resource conservation, the fight against plastic pollution, and, even more importantly, is an essential part of a climate-friendly new Circular Economy Action Plan.
Realising Reuse: The potential for scaling up reusable packaging and policy recommendations (2021) Briefing The study shows that under the right conditions including a supporting policy framework, reuse can thrive in the EU, and more importantly, it can reduce the environmental impacts of packaging and save companies as well as consumers money.
The Economics of Reuse Systems (2023) Study Reusable packaging will likely become more economically viable, with faster return on investments. In providing more clarity on costs and benefits, this study intends to inform decision-makers in business and policymakers to confidently support reuse.
Plastic Pollution and Poverty: A briefing to inform negotiations on a UN treaty on plastics (2022) Briefing Paper Plastic pollution is causing a social emergency, as well as an environmental one. The briefing looks at social impacts on different sectors and the vicious circle plastic pollution poses. It also identifies six key areas that need to be addressed by the treaty as part of the solution.
Convention on Plastic Pollution - Plastic Treaty Essential Elements: Reuse (2022) Position Paper This part of the Plastic Treaty Essential Elements series explains why the role of reuse in facilitating a circular economy and protecting natural resources is an essential solution to the plastic crisis.