Tag: Polymers

• Prioritise plastics and polymers in EU ecodesign rules

  Plastics in products have a huge impact on human health and the environment - yet they are not prioritised in the EU's new ecodesign rules. In the final text of the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation the plastics and polymers sector is not listed in the intermediate product priorities. With the Rethink Plastic alliance, we sent a letter to the European Commission outlining the crucial reasons why plastics should be prioritised in the first ESPR working plan.

• A holistic plastic strategy: Addressing polymers and plastics under the ESPR

  Plastics and polymers should be included as an intermediate product in the first working plan under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. In our paper we show that by prioritising plastics and polymers, the EU will take a major step in addressing the plastic pollution crisis, working to minimise the environmental footprint of plastic and polymer production. We also look at the limitations of the current methodology that look into polymer production.

• Consultation feedback – EU Fertilising Products Regulation: Biodegradability criteria for polymers and other technical amendments

  ECOS provided feedback to the European Commission's public consultation on the biodegradability criteria for polymers used in several different types of fertilisers in the EU. Our response to this consultation focuses on ensuring scientific accuracy, alignment with standards, and above all, the reduction of plastics, microplastics, and polymers in the environment. It is imperative that the limits proposed in these amendments provide for the reduction of polymers in the environment.