Underwater dumps: the plastic siege on biodiversity (2022) Report This report reviews the damage to various types of biogenic habitats, lists international obligations to protect those with the greatest biodiversity or fragility, and outlines actions that can be taken locally to complement policies aimed at stemming the flow of waste at the source.
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.
Convention on Plastic Pollution - Plastic Treaty Essential Elements: Reporting and Monitoring (2022) Position Paper This part of the Plastic Treaty Essential Elements series explains why a good reporting and monitoring framework is so important for the new international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, and what it should look like.
Neglected: Environmental Justice Impacts of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution (2021) Report This report directly responds to the UNEA resolution 2/11. It aims to clarify the interlinkages between environmental justice and plastic pollution, and also examines impacts of plastic pollution on people’s rights and health.
Gender Dimensions in the Plastic Crisis and a Global Plastic Treaty (2023) Thought Starter A global plastic treaty needs to include an intersectional approach because persons subjected to multiple forms of discrimination or marginalization need to be supported with targeted measures and included in the solution.
Combatting Global Plastic Pollution - Feminist Perspectives for a Gender-Just Approach (2023) Infobrief The infobrief takes a critical look at the entire plastics cycle from a feminist perspective. Every stage of the plastics cycle reflects different gender-specific experiences and exposures.
Sowing a Plastic Planet: How Microplastics in Agrochemicals Are Affecting Our Soils, Our Food, and Our Future (2022) Report The report exposes the growing use of microplastics in agrochemical products, the industry’s promotion of this practice, and its threats to human health and the environment.
The Greenwashing Hydra Report Corporate greenwashing involves a company enhancing – or fabricating – the environmental impact of its services and products. According to this report, this practice has become increasingly sophisticated, taking many different forms.
The unbearable cost of single-use plastic (2021) Study This study zooms in on single-use plastics and looks at the structure of the plastics industry, the players involved and the financial risks that the plastic crisis generates.
Formosa Plastics Group: A Serial Offender of Environmental and Human Rights (2021) Case study Critically, this case study exemplifies the profound risks that the entire petrochemicals and plastics industry poses to human health, human rights, local ecosystems, and the global climate.
