Plastic pollution

Plastic Myths – What can we do?

Debunking myths across the value chain, this work recognizes the achievements but points out the distance left to go to achieve our recycling goals and a circular economy.

Exploring Financing Needs and Opportunities

Options for the basic financial set-up and approaches to resource mobilisation and delivery that ensure the Global Agreement to Prevent Plastic Pollution’s effective operation

Nordic Report on Sustainability Criteria

International sustainability criteria for plastic products in a global agreement on plastic pollution

PAME: Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic

Strategic Actions that address both land- and sea-based sources of marine litter in the Arctic region

AMAP: Litter and Microplastics Monitoring Guidelines

Reviewing existing knowledge and providing guidance for designing an Arctic monitoring program that will track litter and microplastics

A Comparative Study of National Plastic Plans

to inform the development of national obligations under a new global agreement on plastic pollution

Webinar series: Warm up to UNEA 5.2

Towards a decision to launch negotiations for a new global agreement on plastics pollution

Inventory of Global and Regional Plastic Waste Initiatives

This GRID-Arendal report indicates important thematical and geographical gaps in efforts towards solving the plastic crises.

Strengthening the Global Science and Knowledge Base to Reduce (Marine) Plastic Pollution

The report, commissioned by the Nordic Council of Environment and Climate Ministers, contributes to the global policy discussion on the need for a new scientific mechanism.

Stronger together: The role of regional instruments in strengthening global governance of marine plastic pollution

UNEA resolutions on marine litter and microplastics

A Deep Dive into beach litter

Analyse the sources and pathways of the marine litter

Local solutions are needed too

Each region has specific circumstances that should be addressed

International cooperation is the key

Major changes in plastic consumption and production are needed

What can we do?

Solutions to reduce marine litter

Desktop Study on Marine Litter in the Arctic

A review of the state of knowledge about marine litter including microplastics and their impacts

Controlling Transboundary Trade in Plastic Waste

To prevent plastic leaking into the environment from the recycling sector, we must strengthen global regulations

Marine Litter Vital Graphics

A visually rich report explains that we know enough to act