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January 2020

The Marine Plastic Footprint : Towards a science-based metric for measuring marine plastic leakage and increasing the materiality and circularity of plastic

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The approach discussed in this report focuses on inventorying plastic flows into the marine environment only. It does not look at plastic releases into the terrestrial environment, or any ecosystem or human health impacts that may result from marine plastic leakage.
January 2017

Primary Microplastics in the Oceans: A global evaluation of sources

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
This report is one of the first of its kind to quantify primary microplastics leakage and to demonstrate that these primary microplastics are globally responsible for a major source of plastics in the oceans.
November 2020

National Guidance for Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This Guidance aims to provide a methodology for countries to identify plastic leakage ‘hotspots’, find their impacts along the entire plastic value chain, and then prioritise effective actions to stop the leakage at each hotspot.
July 2020

Breaking the Plastic Wave: Top findings for preventing plastic pollution

The Pew Charitable Trusts
This report introduces a new model designed to quantify key plastic flows and stocks in the global plastic system, estimate the quantity of ocean plastic pollution expected under six scenarios between 2016 and 2040, and assess the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the principal known solutions and technologies.
February 2019

A Vision for a Circular Economy for Plastics in Canada: The Benefits of Plastics Without the Waste and How We Get it Right

Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
A plastics circular economy in Canada would recirculate materials in an environmentally- and financially-sustainable closed loop. It reduces waste and emissions while capturing value.
22 May 2020
Other News

Four Asian Cities Adopt Circular Approach to Close Plastic Loop

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has announced a four-city pilot of a project to make plastic waste management more “circular” and reduce plastic pollution of the marine environment. ESCAP's ‘Closing the Loop’ project is supported by the Government of Japan. It will help to build the capacity of ASEAN cities to plan for and manage their plastic waste using circular economy principles. The pilot cities are: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Surabaya, Indonesia; Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand and Da Nang, Viet Nam.
May 2020

Leveraging Multi-target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean

High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

This paper examines the leakage of plastics and other pollutants into the ocean and the resulting impacts on marine ecosystems, human health, and the economy.

February 2021

Plastics, the circular economy and Europe′s environment: A priority for action

European Environmental Agency
This report introduces the wide family of plastics and briefly explores the main challenges involved in transitioning towards a circular plastics economy.
April 2020

Addressing Marine Plastics: A roadmap to a circular economy

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environment Facility (GEF)
This publication identifies actions to reduce plastics leakage, with guidance on the stakeholders involved and the timescales. It aims to improve the circularity of the plastics value chain, along with minimising leakage, especially into marine environments.
March 2019

Closing the Loop: Regional policy guide

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
This regional guide brings together the city-specific findings as well as experiences from the Asia-Pacific region to highlight associated opportunities for fostering a more inclusive, circular waste management system.

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