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Resources
UNEP plays a vital role in both raising awareness and driving meaningful change in the fight against plastic pollution through a range of impactful publications. Below is a selection of key resources:
- Report: Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy
- Report: Addressing Single-use Plastic Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach
- Report: Mapping of Global Plastics Value Chain and Plastics Losses to the Environment: With a Particular Focus on Marine Environment
- Report: Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report
- Policy Brief: Circular Design of Plastic Products
- Policy Brief: Extended Producer Responsibility: Basic Facts and Key Principles
- Policy Paper: Ten Key Messages to Align Financial Flows with the Objective of Ending Plastic Pollution
- UNEP Circularity Platform: Plastics Sector
Events
UNEP is committed to fostering collaboration and action in the fight against plastic pollution while promoting the transition to a sustainable circular economy. We host various events to bring together stakeholders, share knowledge, and drive meaningful change.
› Upcoming Events
› Past Events
2025
- Closing Conference: Strengthening Plastic Pollution Management in Asia and the Pacific (5-6 March 2025/Bangkok, Thailand)
- National Capacity Building for Plastic Pollution in the Pacific Island Countries (4-6 February 2025/Nadi, Fiji)
2024
- Capacity Building Workshop: Strengthening Regional Actions to Address Transboundary Haze and Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia (10-12 December 2024/Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic)
- Forum on Mitigating Plastic Pollution from Runoff (29 October-1 November 2024/Bangkok, Thailand)
- Japan Study Programme on Transformation towards a Circular Economy for Plastics (23-27 September 2024/Osaka, Japan)
- SEA of Solutions 2024 (18-20 September 2024/Bangkok, Thailand)
- Stakeholder Meeting on the National Guidelines for the Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility for Plastic Packaging (18 September 2024/Abuja, Nigeria)
- Extended Producer Responsibility Workshop in West Asia (17-18 September 2024/Manama, Bahrain)
- Advancing Circular Approaches to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Zimbabwe (12-13 September 2024/Zimbabwe)
