Reuse

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.

This website accompanies the report "Making Reuse a Reality" and provides additional information such as an explainer and a petition.

This report examines the role and application of reusable packaging as part of a shift away from the current linear plastics economy. It explores the benefits of packaging reuse systems to consumers, private sector, workers and communities.

The catalogue provides over 160 innovative best practices from 27 countries that have already been implemented and proven successful, and which could be easily replicated.

This map invites local authorities, businesses, and communities across Europe to reduce and phase out single-use plastics. It provides over 150 successful solutions which can easily be replicated on a wider scale.

The free Refill app taps into a global network of places to reduce, reuse and refill: 300,000 Refill stations, offering refills for water, coffee, food containers and plastic-free shopping.

This guide is designed to make it simpler and easy for event producers, councils and event attendees act on waste and transition from single-use-disposable plastic cups to reusable ones.

Plastic Solutions Review provides clear information and analysis of solutions, with each page reviewed by an expert panel of scientists.

A European led #breakfreefromplastic campaign, born out of the movement's wish to push for ambitious and robust reuse solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.

False solutions used by multinational corporations, such as switching to paper or ‘bioplastics’ or embracing chemical recycling, divert attention away from beneficial systems that prioritize refill and reuse.