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Strength of evidence: Moderate Available Evidence
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POLICY Belgium Action Plan on Marine Litter

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Seychelles Environment Protection (Restriction on Importation, Distribution and Sale of Plastic Utensils and Polystyrene Boxes) Regulations

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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Strength of evidence: Limited Available Evidence
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POLICY Canada: Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

POLICY Turkey Zero Waste Regulation

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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Strength of evidence: Strong Available Evidence
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POLICY Vietnam National Action Plan for Management of Marine Plastic Litter by 2030

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Malibu City Ordinance No.432, which Regulates Plastic Straws, Stirrers and Cutlery

2018
Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Malaysia’s Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018-2030

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY 5Gyres – Nix the 6

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Ocean Wise –  Be plastic Wise

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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Strength of evidence: Limited Available Evidence
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Strength of evidence: Moderate Available Evidence
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Strength of evidence: Moderate Available Evidence
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Strength of evidence: Strong Available Evidence
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POLICY Panama Regulating the Reduction and Progressive Replacement of SUPs, Draft Law 0.30.

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Chile EPR Decree for Packaging

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Japan National Action Plan for Marine Plastic Litter

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Kenya Plastic Action Plan

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY Rwandan Law No 17/2019 of 10/08/2019 Relating to the Prohibition of Manufacturing, Importation, Use and Sale of Plastic Carry Bags and Single-Use Plastic Items

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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Strength of evidence: Moderate Available Evidence
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POLICY South Africa Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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POLICY National Plastics Action Plan for Aotearoa New Zealand

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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Strength of evidence: Limited Available Evidence
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POLICY 10,000 Changes Canada

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
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POLICY Surfers Against Sewage – Million Mile Beach Clean

Reviewed under framework: No - insufficient evidence
Key findings: Insufficient evidence to review

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This week on our A Plastic Revolution students explored creative responses to plastic pollution looking at Dr Tom Sykes and Dr Louis Netter's Coast of Waste film and new Coast of Teeth research project

https://vimeo.com/640706102

GUEST BLOG: Single-use plastic at crime scenes – a criminal waste? By CSI Becci Henderson @UoPHumSS
https://www.fcn.police.uk/news/2023-03/single-use-plastic-crime-scenes-criminal-waste

Early bird tickets to the #PlasticsFuture 2023 Conference are available until 28th April

Join our mission-driven conference, aiming to inspire new solutions to end #PlasticPollution, share global research and innovation, and forge future collaborations.

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