<p>Plastics pervade modern life. Global plastics production has been multiplied by 20 since the 1960s and is expected to double by 2036.</p>

<p>In May 2018, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal seeking to address the issue of marine litter from plastics. The proposal builds on the 2015 circular economy action plan, which announced 'action to fulfil the objective of significantly reducing marine litter', and on the Strategy for plastics in a circular economy published in January 2018.</p>

EU Strategy for Plastics - 8th parliamentary term

EE 2019 - 2019 European Elections campaign photo toolkit - Plastic waste

Returnable single-use bottles in Germany

Plenary session - Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

Plenary session- Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: extracts from the debate and the vote, illustrative shots

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: closing statement by Frédérique RIES (ALDE,BE), rapporteur and Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC (16:17 - 16:23)

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: MEPs debate - First round (15:13 - 15:32)

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: Opening statements by Frédérique RIES (ALDE,BE), rapporteur, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC and Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC (15:00 - 15:13)

Plastic waste

Infoclip: Circular economy - Packaging and plastic recycling

Plastic cup ban to reduce single-use litter

Plastic straw ban to reduce single-use litter

EE 2019 - 2019 European Elections campaign photo toolkit - Plastic straw ban to reduce single-use litter

Press conference by Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), rapporteur, on single-use plastics following the vote in plenary

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: extracts from the vote and from the debate (22/10) and illustrative shots

Infoclip: One single use plastics (part 2)

Infoclip: Single use plastics

Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment: extracts from the vote on the report by Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE) and illustrative shots

Plastics Strategy and chemical, product and waste legislation: extracts from the debate

A plastic strategy for a circular economy

Antonio TAJANI, EP President participates in the Event "PassOnPlastic": extracts

Packaging and packaging waste: extracts from the debate (16/04), extracts from the vote and illustrative pictures

Infoclip: Circular economy - Landfills

Infoclip: Circular econonomy - Packaging materials

Infoclip : Circular economy - Waste reduction and recycling

Decision on the strategy on plastics: extracts from the debate

Read-out of the College meeting by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC, and Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC, on a European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy

Infoclip: Plastics

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