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 in the vehicle sector and offers policy insights.
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In 2023, 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU, or 177.8 kg per inhabitant. While this marks a reduction of 8.7 kg per capita compared with 2022, the figure remains 21.2 kg higher than in 2013.
A new report reveals how seven out of nine critical planetary boundaries that keep life on Earth stable and healthy have been crossed.
The Commission is participating in crucial negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty in Geneva to address our growing plastic problem.
The latest episode of Euronews’ ‘The Road to Green’ series explores ways to fight plastic pollution at source, ahead of negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty.
The initiative aims to provide a common methodology for calculating recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles.
Find out some important facts about single-use plastics and what the EU is doing to combat their use.
Join online now, the EU’s largest annual environmental conference exploring how Europe can shift to more circular and sustainable models.
New rules have been agreed on that will help prevent the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the environment. They set new obligations at all stages of the plastic pellet supply chain, both on land and sea, and will help cut plastic pollution.
