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Industry & Innovation

Plastic-Free Coastlines: A Contribution from the Maghreb to Address Marine Plastic Pollution

United Nations Environment Programme

Improving markets for recycled plastics: Trends, Prospects and Policy Responses

The consequences of a more resource efficient and circular economy for international trade patterns

Plastic Value Chain in Kenya

Global Plastics Outlook

Plastic Value Chain in Kenya

UN CC:e-Learn Course Overview

Technologies and Solutions to Manage Plastic Waste in Small and Remote Islands

Diving Deep: Finance, Ocean Pollution & Coastal Resilience

Global trade in plastics: insights from the first life-cycle trade database

Global Plastics Hub

Policy & Regulations

Plastic Pollution Policy Country Profile: Estonia

Kunming Declaration

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Addressing marine litter and microplastics: UN system-wide contributions – A synthesis report

Legal Limits on Single-Use Plastics and Microplastics: A Global Review of National Laws and Regulations

UNEP/AHEG/2018/1/INF/3 – Summary Assessment: Combating Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics (Effectiveness of Governance Strategies and Approaches)

UNEP/AHEG/2018/1/INF/6 – Exploring the potential for adopting alternative materials to reduce marine plastic litter

Special Programme – Chemicals and Pollution Action (Programme 7 Overview)

National Implementation Plans (NIP Transmission) – Stockholm Convention

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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal – National Reports

Recycling & Waste Management

RNG facility openings decline as digester projects slow

 Recycling jumps when garbage collection drops

Portland recycling company improperly dumped plastic

UK plastic recycling crisis highlighted by Ecosurety

 Aerosol can recycling playbook focuses on safety and education

Household flexible plastic front-of-store collection

Germany plastic packaging recycling 2024

City of Muscatine pauses organic recycling program amid cost concerns

Waste Management unveils $90M recycling facility in West Pembroke Pines

Eloy recycling facility expected to bring jobs and investment

Common goal of responsible end markets: transparency

Diversion dynamics: secondhand exports slow down fast fashion

Sustainability & Environment

State of the Environment of the Caspian Sea (2019 Report)

EC/UNEP Project on plastic pollution in aquatic environments: 1st Working Group meeting – Outcome report

Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Fishing Gear

Sowing a Plastic Planet: How Microplastics in Agrochemicals Are Affecting Our Soils, Our Food, and Our Future

FAO and UNEP. 2022. Global assessment of soil pollution: Report

Policies to Reduce Microplastics Pollution in Water

Preventing single-use plastic waste

The cost of preventing ocean plastic pollution

Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5)

Addressing Marine Pollution

Plastics and Climate: Integrated Assessment of Policy Pathways for Circular Economy and Emission Reduction

ADDRESSING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS POLLUTION