References and related publications Laws, directives, policies
Organizations and initiatives Networks and partnerships Videos
References and related publications
EU Roadmap: Strategy of Plastics in a Circular Economy. 1/2017 (PDF)
EU strategy for plastics in the circular economy. COM (2018) 28 (Legal documents)
European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. COM (2018) 28 final, 16.1.2018.
GREEN PAPER on a European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment (COM/2013)
Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas, 2013. (PDF)
Guidelines to increased collection of plastic packaging waste from households, 2015
Grid arendal – UNEP Marine Litter Vital Graphics
Hazardous substances in plastics – ways to increase recycling (PDF, 2017)
TemaNord
HELCOM – Baltic Sea Acton Plan 2007 and updates
HELCOM – basic facts on marine litter
HELCOM Copenhagen Ministerial declaration 2013 (PDF)
HELCOM Moscow Ministerial Declaration 2010 (PDF)
HELCOM Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter in the Baltic Sea 2015 (PDF)
International Coastal Cleanup report 2017 by Ocean conservancy
Modeling expert judgment to assess cost-effectiveness of EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive programs of measures (2015)
Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 203-212.
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to guide policy change (2016).
Nordic improvements incollection and recycling of plastic waste (2015)
Plastics Europe (2017). Plastics the facts – 2017. Brussels Plastics Europe.
Plastics that contain hazardous substances: recycle or incinerate? (2016)
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environment, Netherlands
Plastic sorting at recycling centres: Guidelines (2015).
TemaNord
Propelling plastics into the circular economy – weeding out the toxins first (PDF, 2016).
Environment International 94: 230-234
Plastic Waste – Strategy and background
Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDG) of EU
Report of Baltic Marine litter project MARLIN – litter monitoring and awareness raising (PDF, 2013)
SYKE Policy Brief: Managing chemicals and material cycles (2017).
SYKE Policy Brief: Microplastics – a growing environmental risk (2017)
WEEE Plastics Recycling: A guide to enhancing the recovery of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment, 2015
Laws, directives, policies
UR-Lex; Access to European Union law
Overview of EU policies, legislation and initiatives related to marine litter, 2012 (PDF)
Directive on plastic bags (2015)
EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP)
Factsheets on the strategy for plastics in a circular economy
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (IMO: MARPOL 73/78)
Legal documents on the strategy for plastics in a circular economy
London Convention 1972 and 1996 Protocol
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008
Descriptor 10 / Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Descriptor 10/MSFD / Criteria –Standards – Implementation
Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Port Reception Facility Directive
Ship-source Pollution Directive
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDG)
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
Water pollution – prevention strategies / urban waste water
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive
Waste prevention / legislation
Water framework directive
Organizations and initiatives
CleanSeas Campaign – UN’s Environment Programme launched 2017
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
EPRO – European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations
Foundation for Environmental Education – Global
IMO – International Maritime Organization
Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association
UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme
WWF – Marine Litter
Networks and partnerships
Global Partnership on Marine Litter
Global Partnership on Waste Management
A Knowledge platform
Videos
EU: MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags: An ocean of plastic to eradicate (2015)
NORDEN: Plastic – an important part of a circular economy
TED TALK: Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali (2015)
TED TALK: We can recycle plastic (2011)
TED TALK: Truths about plastic pollution