Despite risk of disasters like East Palestine, the vinyl lobby has poured millions of dollars over the years into convincing lawmakers that PVC plastic is safe and sustainable.

McDonalds pushes back on reuse to waterdown PPWR

The money behind INEOS and Borealis
by Amadeo Ghiotto May 2022
Posted by Antoinette Vermilye

Useful discussion about PlasticsEurope report on recycling (from 2017 but still relevant)

Today, BEUC and member organisations* from 13 countries have reported to EU authorities misleading commercial claims about the recyclability of their products by major drinking water bottle traders, such as Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé Waters/Nestlé.

The plastic pollution crisis is the result of a broken system of overproduction and single-use, linear business models. We think it's about time this changed - and retailers have a big part to play.

False solutions: how the forces of Big Plastic seek to undermine our progress towards a plastic pollution free planet.

Big Meat and Dairy companies have long flown under the radar in the climate debate. They have largely avoided regulations to limit emissions, using a range of tactics to maintain their exceptional status.

Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic.

There are existing solutions to plastic pollution but some “solutions” cause more harm than good to people and the environment.

On October 31st, 2023 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released The Global Commitment 2023 Report, determining what progress (if any) the top Fast-Moving Consumer Good brands–or top plastic polluters–are making on plastic packaging.

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Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

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"Two years on from filing a case against the food giant, Danone, along with our French partners Surfrider Europe and Zero Waste France, we’ve reached an agreement and the legal proceedings have come to an end. "

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The UK government is providing a €700m (£600m) guarantee for the billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to build the biggest petrochemical plant in Europe in 30 years that will turbocharge plastic production.

In an historic win for people, nature and the climate, a Belgian court has ruled that INEOS’s€3 billion plastics project in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, is not legal. The project is now suspended. Client Earth 20 July 2023

Europeans are exposed to alarmingly high levels of harmful chemicals and pesticides that also harm ecosystems, soil, air, and water. But promises to tackle these substances via the Green Deal are being shelved.

The Story of Stuff Project has released a new report Bring Back Refill: Calling on Coca-Cola, the Beverage Industry and Policymakers to Bring Reusable Beverage Bottles Back to the US.

In the ongoing negotiations of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the realities of disposable paper-based food packaging should not be ignored.

Report: Leaky loop “recycling”: A technical correction on the quality of pyrolysis oil made from plastic waste

Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds. Guardian 15 Feb 24