With the Rethink Plastic alliance, we have published feedback on new rules for the recycling of plastic packaging. We stress that implementing PPWR requirements on minimum recycled content in plastic packaging now depends on the development of robust and reliable secondary legislation - including on (1) the calculation and verification of recycled plastic content in packaging, (2) sustainability criteria for plastic recycling technologies, and (3) equivalent rules for plastic recycled content that is imported from third countries.
Negotiations for a UN Plastics Treaty are ongoing, with meetings happening regularly to help negotiators decide what will make it into the final draft. ECOS and other official treaty observers have been invited to share their views. Read our reactions to the Chair's latest guiding questions for the informal Heads of Delegation meeting in Bangkok.
Until now, vehicles have been a model for repairability, often in operation for decades. This is rapidly changing due to overly restrictive vehicle design requirements that prevent more sustainable options, more electronic components, and less access to low-cost spare parts. How could a new EU regulation help the automotive sector make a U-turn?
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) provides a foundation for more sustainable packaging but leaves too much room for voluntary adoption. For a stronger commitment to reducing packaging waste, we need Member States to go beyond the minimum requirements of the regulation. It will be crucial to adopt ambitious secondary legislation and standards that will address sustainable waste management, helping the much-needed shift towards more sustainable packaging.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of Biodegradation & Composting to represent and defend environmental interests in the development of standards and related policies. Our experts provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS in standardisation processes and multi-stakeholder discussions.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of Plastic Recycling to represent and defend environmental interests in the development of standards and related policies. Our experts provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS in standardisation processes and multi-stakeholder discussions.
World leaders are on their way to Busan, South Korea, for a historic negotiation: INC-5, the final round of negotiations for a UN treaty to end plastic pollution. What can we expect? How can a plastics treaty confront plastic pollution at its root, protect health, and preserve the environment? Read our blog to find out.
Misleading claims on bottles of water packaged in single-use plastics claim that they are “100% recyclable” and/or “made of 100% recycled plastic”. ECOS and ClientEarth are supporting The European Consumer Voice (BEUC) in an external alert to the European Commission and the European network of consumer authorities (CPC-Network) reporting several traders using such misleading claims.
Labels claiming that plastic water bottles are ‘100% recycled’ and/or ‘100% recyclable’ can be misleading. A coalition of consumer rights, legal, and environmental organisations seek to put an end to the proliferation of such claims.
In this report, we explore the current state of PET-based bottle recycling in Europe, as well as its potential for improvement, alongside analysis of common claims made to consumers on bottle labels relating to recycling. Published by ClientEarth, ECOS and Zero Waste Europe and prepared by Eunomia Research & Consulting.
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