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2022 – Overview provided by the University of Portsmouth : Global Plastic Policy Reviews The Global Plastics Policy Centre: policies, instruments, industry-led initiatives, voluntary commitments and citizens campaigns that address the lifecycle of plastics.

please note

we were not able to find any internationally adopted regulations on

• harmonisation of recycling information on packaging
• harmonisation of labels on bins
• maximum allowed non-functional empty space inside packaging

International overview of policies developed by Chatham House to allow users to explore the policy and trade dynamics associated with transitioning from linear to circular economic models as well as providing analyses of the opportunities and trade-offs associated with such transitions.

Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 2022 June OECD

2022 Publication The evolving global plastics policy landscape: An inventory and effectiveness review

2021 publication by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Research and Trend Analysis Branch, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch and the Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime. Preventing and combating Corruption as it relates to Crimes that have an impact on the environment

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