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Thailand is only one of various Asian countries that has been paid to receive plastic from developed nations.

Current deadline for the Single-Use Plastic Fund expires at the end of 2024

The Governments of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe have launched a US$90-million project to reduce the releases of hazardous chemicals from plastics

Lightweight plastic carrier bags still dispensed despite ban

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session

Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025

Of the 30,000 fast food restaurants and six billion meals served per year, two million tonnes of waste were generated in the country.

A recent BBC analysis is heavily critical of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) practices in the UK, raising well-known questions. ESWET is convinced that by omitting critical data and overlooking the challenges of waste management and WtE’s clear benefits, the BBC fails to present a comprehensive, nuanced and realistic view of the sector.

The estate of California suing a big plastics manufacturer for environmental harm is the first of its kind.

About 20 thousand tons of plastic flowed in the river per year. Solely this river contributed 2% of the total plastics in the oceans.

Reducing the use of PFAS —known as forever chemicals— in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase recyclability and the transition to a more circular economy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today.

Several associations are strongly concerned about the proposed changes and are asking for them to be withdrawn.

Major milestone reached for digital fund management – fund volume of up to 430 million euros expected annually

A new form of pollution is conquering the Swiss environment and creating challenges for waste management: disposable e-cigarettes.

German Federal Environmental Foundation provides roughly 160,000 euros in funding for project at Leibniz University Hannover’s Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy.

G7 final declaration sends important signals to combat the climate crisis, the waste crisis and the crisis of species extinction

On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.

On Tuesday, Parliament approved updated EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond.

A number of problematic marketing habits related to greenwashing and the early obsolescence of goods will be added to the EU list of banned commercial practices.

Minister Steffi Lemke praises the results of the Sino-German meeting in Taicang, China. The goal is to deepen cooperation between the two countries.

Less unnecessary packaging and waste | Ban on “forever chemicals” in food packaging | Each European generates almost 190kg of packaging waste every year

The single use packaging tax in the city of Tübingen