· the initiative aims to provide a common methodology for calculating recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles. Cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, stirrers, straws, … · plastic caps among top 10 single-use plastics on beaches plastic caps and lids are found 2-3 times more often than bottles in nature, indicating that people tend to recycle bottles … · the commission is participating in crucial negotiations on a global plastics treaty in geneva to address our growing plastic problem. · read about eu rules on transporting plastic waste within and beyond eu borders. · the eu is taking action on plastics to tackle plastic pollution and marine litter, and to accelerate the transition to a circular plastics economy. · a single car may contain around 240 kg of plastic – and much of this plastic waste is difficult to recycle at the end of a cars life. New research reveals ways to improve plastics … · the eu regrets that the 5th session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on the global plastics treaty (inc-5) finished without a deal yesterday in busan, … · new eu rules to prevent microplastic pollution from plastic pellets take effect today (dec 16), marking a major step in the eu’s work to reduce microplastic emissions at their … · where affordable and easily available alternatives exist (such as paper), single-use plastic products have been banned: In its global plastics outlook from 2022, the oecd … · for the eu, the new treaty must address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health.
