Resources

Is it appropriate for the global plastic treaty to address one of the worst symptoms of the plastic waste crisis – the plastic waste trade for recycling? And if so, how can it go beyond the 2021 Basel Convention Amendments, in addressing the gaps in policy and implementation? This policy brief critically examines how continued plastic waste trade under the guise of recycling, is a symptom of plastic over-production, and how the Global Plastic Treaty can fix it.

A report on youth activist, Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani's action at the fifth intergovernmental negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, in Busan, South Korea. Through her inspired action, she calls for a global reduction in plastic production and a ban on toxic chemicals in plastic manufacturing.

In 2024, Sea of Life joined with numerous partners nationwide to begin a systemized and consistent waste audit campaign called TrashBlitz.

The key is flexibility. Large-scale homogenisation or standardisation are not always essential in reuse systems.

What if there is an easy way that we could keep billions of single-use plastic bottles and cups from entering our oceans and polluting the environment?

This White Paper for an Ocean free from Plastic Bottles, written to the intention of the European Union and its Member States, groups some, but not all, of Surfrider Foundation Europe’s recommendations to limit the number of plastic bottles ending up in the environment.

Well-managed pool systems for reusable packaging are a key instrument to make efficient and effective reuse systems work, and should be an essential accompanying tool to any reuse targets. This paper intends to provide guidance on this topic and propose policy proposals to take into account when creating EU legislation on reuse.

Best practice and policy recommendations for a plastic-free future for take-away vendors and large events

Plastic waste in the sea has reached dramatic proportions. Every packaging and every piece of plastic that ends up in the environment can last for centuries.

Specifically developed and designed for a young international audience, the digital book "Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me" answers 70 questions about plastic in colorful infographics and six true stories. Book designer and author Gesine Grotrian and a team of experts from the Heinrich Böll Foundation together with an advisory board of young people from all over the world have created an exciting non-fiction book for young people aged 12 and over.