by Greenpeace Philippines | March 2021

Lead Organization: Greenpeace Philippines

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Published on: March 2021

by Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance, Vietnam | March 2021

Lead Organization: Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance

Author: Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance

Published on: March 2021

In the wine industry, single-use glass is heavily used for packaging. On the one hand, glass has the greatest environmental impacts compared to other packaging materials (i.e. PET, aluminium, and beverage carton). On the other hand, glass is 100% reusable and 100% recyclable at the end of its life cycle, and is an inert material, which makes it more suitable as a food contact material. The reWINE project proves that a circular and more sustainable way of consuming wine is possible.

Lead Organization: Zero Waste Europe

Author: Larissa Copello

Published on: October 2021

The world is drowning in plastics. This study zooms in specifically on single-use plastics. These are the most harmful and visible form of plastic pollution. We are talking about a real plastic crisis, which is increasingly endangering our environment and our health, and which also poses serious financial risks

Lead Organization: FairFin, ClientEarth

Author: Frank Vanaerschot, Maxim Plaisier

Published on: October 2021

According to the IPCC, waste management is one of three sectors with the greatest potential to reduce surface temperature rise in the next 10-20 years. Zero waste is an essential, affordable, and practical route to significant emissions reductions, yet is neglected in most countries’ climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs). Countries should focus on plastic reduction, waste separation, and compost to reduce climate emissions and generate good jobs.

Lead Organization: GAIA

Author: GAIA

Published on: October 2021

The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change is a comprehensive account of the United States plastics industry’s significant, yet rarely acknowledged contributions to the climate crisis. Using coal-fired power plants as a benchmark, the report examines ten stages in the creation, usage, and disposal of plastics: fracking for plastics, transporting and processing fossil fuels, gas crackers, other plastics feedstock manufacturing, polymers and additives production, exports and imports, foamed plastic insulation, “chemical recycling”, municipal waste incineration, and plastics in the water.

Lead Organization: Beyond Plastics

Author: Jim Vallette, Connie Murtagh, Verónica Odriozola, Jill Weber, and Bart Libaut

Published on: October 2021