UN Environment Programme

PLASTICS AND TOURISM UNEP-WTTC report: Travel industry must rethink SUP use / Call for private-public cooperation	18.08.2021
CHINA EUR 364m loan from World Bank to improve plastics waste management / Project centred on Ningbo and Chongqing	08.07.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WTO's Informal Dialogue group seeks to address plastics trade data gaps / Talks on transparency, international cooperation / Trade and environment committee discusses climate change, sustainability	03.05.2021
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Education in exchange for waste plastic	30.04.2021
MARINE LITTER UNEP partners with Google to counter plastics pollution / Project based on machine learning for Asian rivers	29.04.2021
MARINE LITTER New technologies to play key role in addressing waterway pollution / Key principle is preventing wastewater contamination at source / UNEP report	08.03.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Second Ellen MacArthur progress report / Accelerated efforts needed to meet 2025 goals / Call for action on recycling, reduction, international cooperation	20.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP calls on investors to back circular economy / More scrutiny of potential clients in financial industry's own interest / Plastics suppliers play important role / Pandemic has sent “mixed signals”	10.11.2020
ALPLA New HPDE recycling plant in Mexico to open in H2 2021	24.09.2020
L'OREAL Pledge to use 100% recycled or bio-based plastics / Group consumed 140,000 t of polymers in 2018	21.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO report criticises brand owners and retailers for failing to address waste crisis / Study cites lack of corporate leadership	14.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global tourism initiative to tackle plastics waste / Organisations must commit to several targets by 2025 / UNEP and EMF collaboration	07.02.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German government launches plastic bag ban / Recycling association rejects plans / Japan wants to lower consumption	12.11.2019
ALPLA Austrian packaging group acquires two HDPE recycling plants in Spain / Plans for capacity expansion	08.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Costa Rica bans EPS containers / Violations can cost up to USD 7,600	04.11.2019
PROCTER & GAMBLE Consumer goods group plans to save over 300,000 t of virgin plastics per year by 2030 / Up to 50% recyclate used in detergent bottles so far	01.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report	31.10.2019
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Jacob Duer to head global programme / Commitments amount to roughly 1% of members' earnings	26.08.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN establishes global plastics waste prevention group / Marine litter reduction the goal	22.08.2019
EVENTS Collaborations on recycled plastics, bio-based materials and technologies / Consumers and legislation causing companies to rethink old ideas / First "Plastic Free World" conference	05.07.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report	20.03.2019
PLASTIC FANTASTIC East African litter turned into seaworthy boat	22.02.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Istanbul makes strides towards a circular economy / Plastic bottles buy transit tickets / Reverse vending deposit systems trending worldwide	03.01.2019
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Dimitrios Syrmos, president of Greek plastics industry association AHPI / SMEs in Greece face technology and financing challenges	07.12.2018