The EU generates 42.5 million tonnes of plastic waste per year. A JRC study analyses the plastic materials flows in the EU in 2022 and suggests...
Negotiations will run until August 14, following a previous session last year that made significant progress but ultimately failed in concluding a deal. The European Commission...
Until 1 December, the Commission is participating in negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5) in Busan, Republic of Korea, with an aim to reach an agreement on a...
In 2022, each person living in the EU consumed on average 66.6 lightweight plastic carrier bags (LPCBs). This marked a decrease of 10.8 bags (-14%) per person compared with 2021. ...