Resources

Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (2023) Policy Brief: Role of chemicals and polymers of concern in the global plastics treaty, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7941525

Fauna & Flora International (FFI). (2022). Stemming the tide: putting an end to plastic pellet pollution. Available at: https://www.fauna-flora.org/app/uploads/2022/09/FF_Plastic_Pellets_Report-2.pdf

Faber, J., Raphaël, S. and van den Berg, R. (2023). Preventing spills of plastic pellets: a feasibility analysis of regulatory options. CE Delft, Delft. Available at: https://cedelft.eu/publications/preventing-spills-of-plastic-pellets/

Unpackaged. (2022). A Just Transition to Reusable Packaging: Necessary Conditions, Benefits and Best Practice. Available at: https://wechoosereuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-A-Just-transition-to-reusable-packaging.pdf

Lau, W. W., Shiran, Y., Bailey, R. M., Cook, E., Stuchtey, M. R., Koskella, J., ... & Palardy, J. E. (2020). Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science, 369(6510), 1455-1461. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba9475

Ocean Conservancy. (2019). Plastics Policy Playbook: Strategies for a Plastic-Free Ocean. Available at: https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Plastics-Policy-Playbook-10.17.19.pdf

Homrich, A. S., Galvão, G., Abadia, L. G., & Carvalho, M. M. (2018). The circular economy umbrella: Trends and gaps on integrating pathways. Journal of Cleaner Production, 175, 525-543.

Tiller, R., Booth, A. M., & Cowan, E. (2022). Risk perception and risk realities in forming legally binding agreements: The governance of plastics. Environmental Science & Policy, 134, 67-74.

Usman, S., Abdull Razis, A. F., Shaari, K., Azmai, M. N. A., Saad, M. Z., Mat Isa, N., & Nazarudin, M. F. (2022). The Burden of Microplastics Pollution and Contending Policies and Regulations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6773.

Schultz, F. C., & Everding, S. (2022). The governance of circular plastics supply chain collaboration. Role of Circular Economy in Resource Sustainability, 155-160.

Schuyler, Q., Hardesty, B. D., Lawson, T. J., Opie, K., & Wilcox, C. (2018). Economic incentives reduce plastic inputs to the ocean. Marine Policy, 96, 250-255.

Simon, N., Raubenheimer, K., Urho, N., Unger, S., Azoulay, D., Farrelly, T., ... & Weiand, L. (2021). A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics. Science, 373(6550), 43-47.

Palm, E., Hasselbalch, J., Holmberg, K., & Nielsen, T. D. (2022). Narrating plastics governance: policy narratives in the European plastics strategy. Environmental Politics, 31(3), 365-385.

Raubenheimer, K., & McIlgorm, A. (2018). Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter?. Marine Policy, 96, 285-290.

Raubenheimer, K., McIlgorm, A., & Oral, N. (2018). Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, 27(3), 210-221.

Raubenheimer, K., & Urho, N. (2020). Rethinking global governance of plastics–The role of industry. Marine Policy, 113, 103802.

Reike, D., Vermeulen, W. J., & Witjes, S. (2018). The circular economy: new or refurbished as CE 3.0?—exploring controversies in the conceptualization of the circular economy through a focus on history and resource value retention options. Resources, conservation and recycling, 135, 246-264.

OECD (2022), Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/aa1edf33-en.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2021). A new UN treaty to address plastic pollution: supporting the transition to a circular economy of plastics.

World Wide Fund for Nature. (2021). Success Criteria for a New Treaty on Plastic Pollution. Gland, Switzerland.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). (2021). Plastics: The Costs to Society, the Environment and the Economy. Gland, Switzerland.

Mæland, C. E., & Staupe‐Delgado, R. (2020). Can the global problem of marine litter be considered a crisis?. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 11(1), 87-104.

Löhr, A., Savelli, H., Beunen, R., Kalz, M., Ragas, A., & Van Belleghem, F. (2017). Solutions for global marine litter pollution. Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 28, 90-99.

Nielsen, T. D., Hasselbalch, J., Holmberg, K., & Stripple, J. (2020). Politics and the plastic crisis: A review throughout the plastic life cycle. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 9(1), e360.

O'Neill, K. (2019). Linking wastes and climate change: Bandwagoning, contention, and global governance. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 10(2), e568.

Villarrubia-Gómez, P., Cornell, S. E., & Fabres, J. (2018). Marine plastic pollution as a planetary boundary threat–The drifting piece in the sustainability puzzle. Marine policy, 96, 213-220.

Haward, M. (2018). Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in ocean governance. Nature communications, 9(1), 667.

Vince, J., & Hardesty, B. D. (2018). Governance solutions to the tragedy of the commons that marine plastics have become. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 214.

Stubenrauch, J., & Ekardt, F. (2020). Plastic pollution in soils: governance approaches to foster soil health and closed nutrient cycles. Environments, 7(5), 38.

Suárez-Eiroa, B., Fernández, E., Méndez-Martínez, G., & Soto-Oñate, D. (2019). Operational principles of circular economy for sustainable development: Linking theory and practice. Journal of cleaner production, 214, 952-961.

Mendenhall, E. (2018). Oceans of plastic: a research agenda to propel policy development. Marine Policy, 96, 291-298.

Edelson, M., Håbesland, D., & Traldi, R. (2021). Uncertainties in global estimates of plastic waste highlight the need for monitoring frameworks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171, 112720.

Diana, Z., Vegh, T., Karasik, R., Bering, J., Caldas, J. D. L., Pickle, A., ... & Virdin, J. (2022). The evolving global plastics policy landscape: An inventory and effectiveness review. Environmental Science & Policy, 134, 34-45.

Ferraro, G., & Failler, P. (2020). Governing plastic pollution in the oceans: Institutional challenges and areas for action. Environmental Science & Policy, 112, 453-460.

Nazareth, M. C., Marques, M. R., Pinheiro, L. M., & Castro, Í. B. (2022). Key issues for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics governance. Journal of Environmental Management, 322, 116074.

Dauvergne, P. (2018). Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?. Global Environmental Change, 51, 22-31.

Galaiduk, R., Lebreton, L., Techera, E., & Reisser, J. (2020). Transnational plastics: an Australian case for global action. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 115.

Cowan, E., & Tiller, R. (2021). What shall we do with a sea of plastics? A systematic literature review on how to pave the road toward a global comprehensive plastic governance agreement. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 798534.

Campbell, L. M., Gray, N. J., Fairbanks, L., Silver, J. J., Gruby, R. L., Dubik, B. A., & Basurto, X. (2016). Global oceans governance: New and emerging issues. Annual review of environment and resources, 41, 517-543.

Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., Lanza, G., Carney, B., Daniels, R. C., Jaime, M., ... & Wahdera, S. (2020). A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries. Environmental Science & Policy, 109, 25-35.

Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Le Billon, P. (2019). Plastics at sea: Treaty design for a global solution to marine plastic pollution. Environmental Science & Policy, 100, 94-104.

Borrelle, S. B., Ringma, J., Law, K. L., Monnahan, C. C., Lebreton, L., McGivern, A., ... & Rochman, C. M. (2020). Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution. Science, 369(6510), 1515-1518.

Barrowclough, D., & Birkbeck, C. D. (2022). Transforming the global plastics economy: the role of economic policies in the global governance of plastic pollution. Social Sciences, 11(1), 26.

Cabernard, L., Pfister, S., Oberschelp, C., & Hellweg, S. (2022). Growing environmental footprint of plastics driven by coal combustion. Nature Sustainability, 5(2), 139-148.

Duvic-Paoli, L. (2020). Fighting Plastics with Environmental Principles? The Relevance of the Prevention Principle in the Global Governance of Plastics. AJIL Unbound, 114, 195-199. doi:10.1017/aju.2020.41

Borrelle, S. B., Rochman, C. M., Liboiron, M., Bond, A. L., Lusher, A., Bradshaw, H., & Provencher, J. F. (2017). Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(38), 9994-9997.

International Institute for Sustainable Development. (2023). State of Global Environmental Governance. Available at: https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/state-global-environmental-governance-2022

Read our article in The Conversation about the UK single-use plastic ban.

EIA. (2020). Convention on Plastic Pollution – Toward a new global agreement to address plastic pollution. Available at https://eia-international.org/report/convention-on-plastic-pollution-toward-a-new-global-agreement-to-address-plastic-pollution/

WRAP. (2020) European Plastics Pact Roadmap. Retrieved from: https://europeanplasticspact.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wrap-european-plastics-pact-roadmap_hr.pdf

UNEP. (2018). Legal Limits on Single-Use Plastics and Microplastics: A Global Review of National Laws and Regulations. UNEP. Retrieved from https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/legal-limits-single-use-plastics-and-microplastics-global-review-national

OECD. (2018). Improving Plastics Management: Trends, policy responses, and the role of international co-operation and trade. Retrieved from: https://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/policy-highlights-improving-plastics-management.pdf

Provides information and guidance on various elements of plastics policy and highlights the important role of marine debris networks to prevent and reduce ocean plastic pollution.

Ford, H. V., Jones, N. H., Davies, A. J., Godley, B. J., Jambeck, J. R., Napper, I. E., ... & Koldewey, H. J. (2022). The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution. Science of the Total Environment, 806, 150392

Changing Markets Foundation. (2020). Talking Trash: The Corporate Playbook of False Solutions to the Plastic Crisis.

EIA. (2021). The Truth Behind Trash: The Scale and Impact of the International Trade in Plastic Waste. Available at: https://eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/EIA-The-Truth-Behind-Trash-FINAL.pdf

Clayton, C., Walker, T., Bezerra, J., & Adam, I. (2021). Policy responses to reduce single-use plastic marine pollution in the Caribbean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 162, 111833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111833

Break Free From Plastic. (2021) Global Brand Audit. Vol IV. Branded: Holding Corporations Accountable for the Plastic & Climate Crisis.

Azoulay, D., Villa, P., Arellano, Y., Gordon, M. F., Moon, D., Miller, K. A., & Thompson, K. (2019). Plastic & health: the hidden costs of a plastic planet. Geneva: CIEL.

Ferraro, G. and Failler, P., 2020. Governing plastic pollution in the oceans: Institutional challenges and areas for action. Environmental Science & Policy, 112, pp.453-460.

The Minderoo Plastic Waste Makers Index tracks global plastics back to producers, investors and identifies sources of single use plastics, as well as top polluters and investors into plastic production.

The Legislative Map and Datasets are a good source of finding further plastic policies and searches can be filtered.

Roberts, K.P., Phang, S.C., Williams, J.B., Hutchinson, D.J., Kolstoe, S.E., de Bie, J., Williams, I.D. and Stringfellow, A.M., 2022. Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID-19 measures. Nature Sustainability, 5(3), pp.272-279.

International Resource Panel (2021). Governing Coastal Resources: Implications for a Sustainable Blue Economy. Fletcher, S., Lu, Y., Alvarez, P., McOwen, C., Baninla, Y., Fet, A.M., He, G., Hellevik, C., Klimmek, H., Martin, J., Mendoza Alfaro, R., Philis, G., Rabalais, N., Rodriguez Estrada, U., Wastell, J., Winton, S., Yuan, J. A. Report of the International Resource Panel. United Nations Environment Programme. Nairobi, Kenya.

Karasik, R., T. Vegh, Z. Diana, J. Bering, J. Caldas, A. Pickle, D. Rittschof, and J. Virdin. 2020. 20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem: The Plastics Policy Inventory. NI X 20-05. Durham, NC: Duke University

The Plastics Pollution Policy Inventory is an updateable and searchable database consisting of public policy documents targeting plastic pollution in several languages.

Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ. 2020. Breaking the Plastic Wave. A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution.

IRP. 2021. Policy options to eliminate additional marine plastic litter by 2050 under the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision. Fletcher, S., Roberts, K.P., Shiran, Y., Virdin, J., Brown, C., Buzzi, E., Alcolea, I.C., Henderson, L., Laubinger, F., Milà i Canals, L., Salam, S., Schmuck, S.A., Veiga, J.M., Winton, S., Youngblood, K.M. Report of the International Resource Panel. United Nations Environment Programme. Nairobi, Kenya.