This guide contains the policy foundations and high level policy settings for key areas of plastics regulation. Policymakers and legislative drafters in relevant PICs can use this guide to inform, develop and expand on laws to regulate the production, use and disposal of plastics.
This report provides information for policy and business decision-makers on the fundamentals of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes, including legal frameworks and detailed country-level assessments.
This document is an appendix to the 'Sustainable Materials Management: The Road Ahead' report. It discusses how the '2020 Vision Relative Ranking of Materials, Products, and Services Using a Selected Environmental Criteria' uses the best available data and a multi-factor analytical approach to relatively rank 480 materials, products, and services consumed in the U.S. economy on five environmental aspects.
This report provides a comprehensive global mapping of plastic losses to the environment throughout the plastic value chain using 2015 as the reference year.
This report aims to kickstart a more holistic discussion on the full suite of public policies needed to support innovation for a circular economy in Canada. It explores these policies through insights from experience with clean innovation, and a review of the emerging global menu of circular economy policies. Based on this analysis, it highlights gaps that need to be addressed and makes the case for building a robust innovation ecosystem to support the circular economy transition.