|Author (Corporate)||European Commission: Secretariat General|
|Series Details||COM (2018) 28|
Communication published by the European Commission on 16 January 2018, setting out a Strategy for Plastics in the European Union.
This Strategy presents key commitments for action at EU level in laying the foundations to a new plastics economy, where the design and production of plastics and plastic products fully respect reuse, repair and recycling needs and more sustainable materials are developed and promoted. It aims to make all plastic packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030, to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics and to restrict the intentional use of microplastics. It also features a plan to develop new rules on packaging, a stronger focus on other single-use plastics and fishing gear (including a public consultation on the subject) and further support to national awareness campaigns, guidance on how to minimise plastic waste at source, a proposal on port reception facilities and further cooperation with external stakeholders to come up with global solutions and international standards.
The Strategy follows the spirit of the 2015 Circular Economy Package and aims to make a tangible contribution to reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement objectives on climate change. This Communication was published as part of a legislative package aimed at delivering on the circular economy action plan. The Council of the European Union exchanged views on this Communication on 5 March 2018.
|Subject Tags||Sustainable Development|
|Keywords||Circular Economy, Plastics
|International Organisations||European Union [EU]|