Plastic Tracker Data Shows Ocean Pollution Is Worse Than We Thought
Nov 6, 2025 · 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 car's life. New research reveals ways to improve plastics circularity. Jan 22, 2026 · The EU is taking action on plastics to tackle plastic pollution and marine litter, and to accelerate the transition to a circular plastics economy. Jul 8, 2025 · The initiative aims to provide a common methodology for calculating recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles. Jan 14, 2026 · Towards circularity: New database maps hazards and diversity of plastic chemicals to support route to safe, sustainable plastic economy Issue 628: A new global inventory, PlastChem,. Jul 1, 2025 · 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 without their.
Jan 22, 2026 · Learn about EU law and policy to deal with the increase in packaging waste across the EU, including plastic bags. Apr 19, 2024 · World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution. Nov 30, 2023 · The Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive aims to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the marine environment and human health.. Dec 16, 2025 · 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 source. The new.
Oceans littered with 171 trillion plastic pieces
