Dirty Deals - Part One: Evidencing illegalities in the global plastic waste trade Investigation This investigation uncovers shocking evidence of how bad actors exploit regulatory weaknesses and legal loopholes in the global plastic waste trade, fuelling a thriving illegal market. The global plastic waste trade continues to pose significant environmental and health risks, and causes huge amounts of pollution of land, air and even soil.
Fashion’s Plastic Paralysis: How Brands Resist Change and Fuel Microplastic Pollution Report International fashion brands are doubling down on their use of synthetic fibres – a key driver of microplastic pollution – while employing distraction and delay tactics to protect their fast fashion business model. This report uncovers the industry’s lacklustre support for meaningful legislation and underscores the urgent need for strong action from regulators.
Facilitating the Adoption of Takeaway Reuse Systems Report This report highlights the critical role of public authorities in advancing reuse systems for takeaway packaging. It shows that switching from single-use to reuse could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower hidden costs like litter and carbon impacts.
European Reuse Barometer Report The first edition of the European Reuse Barometer sets light on positive insights driving the reuse transition such as reuse industry growth and very engaged customers. However, the current fragmented and uncoordinated reuse ecosystem urgently needs to be streamlined and unified to achieve a true market transformation.
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2024 - Report Report The report presents numbers and figures of the 2024 Great Global Nurdle Hunt. Nurdles are plastic pellets produced from fossil fuels, recycled or biobased material. Each year, due to mismanagement across the entire supply chain and a lack of regulation, over 445,000 t of nurdles spill into the environment around the world, making them a major source of primary microplastic pollution.
Beyond Sachets: Buliding a Reuse Economy Brief Sachets are a significant source of plastic pollution. This 4-pager looks at sachets in the context of the Global Plastics Treaty and explores how we can pivot to real, systemic solutions like reuse and refill systems.
Scope and Limits of Decisions by the Conference of the Parties: Key Considerations for the Future Plastics Treaty Brief This brief aims to provide examples of actions typically taken by the COP through decisions and to contrast them with actions that generally require the adoption of amendments to the treaty or its annexes or the adoption of new annexes, which have procedures distinct from those of a COP decision.
WTO Rules and Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution (2023) Policy Brief This brief examines the question of consistency or compatibility of the plastics treaty with WTO rules. It also provides key recommendations for future framing of the plastic treaty’s terms to address the essential interlinkages between plastic pollution and international trade.
Non-Party Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution (2023) Policy Brief Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) aim to address environmental issues of global concern by creating uniform and streamlined approaches and rules that apply to all parties. This brief provides an introduction to trade provisions involving non-parties.
Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Key Elements for Consideration in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution (2022) Policy Brief Given the importance of plastic trade, it will be essential to recognize the contribution and role of trade in plastic pollution and to ensure that the treaty includes trade-related measures as core obligations in order to end plastic pollution.
