Rethink Plastic alliance

The UK Government’s long-overdue introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging came into effect today (1 October).

Find out more about the EPR scheme at https://loom.ly/PRFNqRs

#plastics #pollution #oceans #climate #UK

💥Our message is loud, clear, and rolling: STOP THE OMNIBUS.

🚍 We are making our tour around the EU institutions to make sure lawmakers can’t look away.

We want clean air, safe water, and a future for all.
Follow us 👉 handsoffnature.eu/the-campaign/
#HandsOffNature

📆 Today's the day!

You still have time if you haven't registered for our ''Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration'' webinar.

ZW Latvija's Maija Krastina will moderate the chat on the dangers of waste incineration.

Register now at zurl.co/bJpqd

See you there soon 👍

🚯 How can the EU Circular Economy Act unlock EPR’s potential?

Join our webinar 7 Oct, 10:30 CEST to explore how to transform EPR into a fairer, more circular tool that supports reuse, repair, and prevention.

Register now!👉 zurl.co/P1GFd

#EPRRreform
#BreaktheSingleUseBias

🔥 🏭 Waste-to-energy is a FALSE solution to plastic pollution.

The REAL solution? CUT plastic production and scale up REUSE systems.

Learn more about reuse: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/reuse-solutions/

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteToEnergy #Incineration

NEW: 156 organisations call for EU-wide ban on new waste incineration.

Why?
🔥 EU already has 60M tonne overcapacity crisis.
🌍 Higher carbon emissions than many energy sources.
♻️ Blocks circular economy progress.
☠️ Toxic chemicals found in nearby communities.

Joint letter: www.betterthanburning.eu

Citizens across Europe are making their voices heard: ‘ We say NO to waste incineration’.

Join the ‘’Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration’’ webinar and hear from activists like
@gaiazerowaste.bsky.social Brex Arevalo.

Register now: zurl.co/U4F5P

We've received overwhelming demand for our webinar on #packaging #standards

We've now made more spaces available - register today!

Join experts from @ecos.ngo, @foodpackagingforum.org, The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse (PR3), and New Reuse Alliance

ecostandard.org/news_events/... #PPWR #reuse

European Reuse Barometer 2025 Made with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer.

Attention all European companies working w/ reusable packaging!

Fill the 2025 survey for the European Reuse Barometer to:

- Be featured in the report.
- Contribute to the reuse industry's growth/visibility.
- Show reuse works environmentally & economically.

🚨 Court action🚨

We’ve filed a case against Nestlé Poland for misleading recycling claims on plastic water bottles.

Claims on bottles from one of its water brands including ‘I am recyclable’ and 'I am made from another bottle’ falsely portray plastic as circular & fully recyclable ⬇️

#Recycling claims can make plastic bottles seem harmless to the #environment but only 9% of ALL #plastic ever made globally has been recycled.

♻️ Green claims such as ‘100% recyclable’ are:

✖️ Misleading consumers
✖️ Delaying us from making true progress against plastic #pollution

💼 Harmonisation and optimise Extended Producer Responsibility systems across Member States #EPR

🗑️ Simplify the EU's #Landfill Directive by removing the 10% landfill target

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𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭:

🔎 Maintain meaningful transparency rules and reporting obligations related to the #SCIP database

🚢 Retain and strengthen Waste Shipment Regulation reporting obligations #WasteExports

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We welcome that the Call for Evidence states that the goal is not to lower the EU’s environmental objectives or the protection of human health granted by EU environmental laws. However, some of the proposed changes risk achieving exactly that.

#plasticpollution

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔'𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬!

We submitted our feedback to @ec.europa.eu’s initiative to simplify & streamline administrative requirements of environmental laws

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Read: rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/u...

🚨Last chance to register!

Conference - Addressing the Staggering Costs of #PFAS Pollution

2 expert panels will focus on:
💶 Economic and societal costs of PFAS pollution
🛠️ Solutions and tools to address PFAS pollution

Full agenda & registration link eeb.org/addressing-s...

🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT

🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.

#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵

“Plastic pellets are a Trojan horse for toxic pollution,” warns CIEL’s @andresdelcas.bsky.social UN #HRC60.

Every year, ~445,970 tonnes - equal to 29 BILLION plastic bottles - spill into our environment. Yet they’re NOT classified as hazardous under maritime law.

#PlasticPollution

It's coming!! The #BackToTheFuture march 🥾💪
Let’s get together to demand

- Accountability for human rights violations and pollution
- Protection for communities from corporate harm

We're ready to pound the pavement, fly our flags and sing out loud.

Will you come along?
backtothefuturemarch.org

Workshop | Packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse standards - ECOS Join us online to discuss solutions for packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse - including standards.

💻 Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from #experts about best practices and recent developments as we discuss solutions for #packaging minimisation, #refill, and #reuse. #PPWR

ecostandard.org/news_events/...

🚨 Today’s speech was not a State of the Union – it was a state of delusion about the triple climate, nature and pollution crises and the solutions Europe urgently needs. #SOTEU #EUGreenDeal

Better than burning: stories from the ground Join us for an inspiring webinar on 2 October 2025 featuring real stories from communities fighting waste incineration and championing zero waste solutions.

Communities across Europe keep showing us waste incinerators are neither wanted nor needed 👎

Join the ''Better than burning: stories from the ground'' webinar to hear stories of local resistance to waste incineration and appeals to local authorities to invest in circular solutions.

Here is what you missed on plastics policy over the summer - Rethink Plastic From Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva to a Commission consultation on Chemical Recycling - our blog has got you covered.

From #PlasticsTreaty to Commission consultations - this summer was eventful for plastics policy. Our blog will catch you up 😎

1️⃣ #PlasticsTreaty talks collapsed, but all hope is not lost

2️⃣ Commission proposal promotes problematic #ChemicalRecycling

READ 👇
rethinkplasticalliance.eu/news/here-is...

Why recycling alone won’t solve the EU’s plastic struggle The European Union is among the largest producers of plastic waste in the world. While much of it still ends up polluting the environment, the EU has become a testing ground for solutions to boost rec...

📺 Why #recycling alone won’t solve the EU’s #plastic struggle

🗣️ “You don’t change this with recycling targets, you change this with rules on plastic #design”

🔗 europeannewsroom.com/why-recyclin...

🙅‍♀️ SORRY TRUMP, NO DEAL

We’re back from summer with a new season and a new name!
The Meta newsletter has officially turned a New Leaf: same trusted take on Europe’s environmental policy, now with a fresh look

YouTube video by Center for International Environmental Law Plastics Treaty - What happened? What's next?

Plastics Treaty — What happened? What's next?
Negotiations collapsed in Geneva. Disappointing, yes. Defeat? Certainly not.
📽️ Watch: What happened, what's next — and why we still have hope! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 youtu.be/-HgqLVANa78

Are plastic tumors bad for you? Asking for a friend. 🌊🤝

Join Surfrider today to become a #FriendOfTheOcean and advocate for policies to protect our ocean, waves, and beaches from plastic pollution. www.surfrider.org/the-ocean-ne...

#TheOceanNeedsMoreFriends

After years of grassroots effort, Spain will introduce a Deposit Return System for cans, bottles & cartons in Nov 2026 🎉
A win for #LeydeResiduosYA, but gov’t must ensure access for all, meet deadlines & add the inclusion of glass!

Full story 👉 zurl.co/qgGxW

You've read the headlines, now hear the hot takes from our team on the ground at #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. What went wrong, what’s at stake, and why the fight for an ambitious treaty is far from over.
👉 bit.ly/4fWv67q