Tuesday 16 January 2018

EU strategy on Plastic - find out more

This week the EU has launched the first European Staregy on plastics - to reduce the impact on the environment. read the full text on its website.
where you can also find fact sheets about the new policy
For statistics on amounts recycled in EU nations see Eurostat data
this page also goes into detail about sources, targets and percentages achieved in recent years.

the UK government has also launched a new plastic waste policy
Wrap has data and reports on waste and recycling in the UK plastics market


For information on the reasons why the directives are needed.
See the UNEP campaigns against plastic waste in the oceans.
The UNEP knowledge repository also has recent reports on the environmental and economic case for reducing plastic waste
Friends of the Earth has campaign materials and resources for consumers.

For an industry perspective see Plastics Europe. which details their response.

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