Document Library – ExeMPLaR

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Title	Summary	Document Link	Res Cat	res_cat_hfilter
Science to enable sustainable plastics	A White Paper from the 8th Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3), London, UK • May 2020	Link	Circular Economy, Plastics, Recycled plastics, Recycling Waste, Reducing plastic waste, Research	circular-economy plastics recycled-plastics recycling-waste reducing-plastic-waste research
Bio-based circular economy in European national and regional strategies	This paper presents the results of a qualitative assessment that was carried out in selected European countries: Finland, Spain, Slovakia,…	Link	Effective Strategies, Policy Evaluation, Research Report	effective-strategies policy-evaluation research-report
Cornwall could lead circular economy transition	At a summit on Wednesday, organised by the Tevi programme, dozens of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as…	Link	Circular Economy, News Article	circular-economy news-article
From linear economy to circular economy: research agenda	The new Circular Business Model will not only be a tool aimed at a simple waste prevention and waste reduction,…	PDF	Research, Research Report	research research-report
Scale of the problem: How fish skins and algae could help solve the plastic pollution crisis	A University of Sussex student has taken inspiration from the seas to find a solution to the man-made plastic pollution…	Link	Bioplastics, Case Studies, Innovation	bioplastics case-studies innovation
Farm plastics	Methods and case examples to recycle and reduce plastics in farming	Link	Farming, Plastics	farming plastics
Sink to River – River to Tap A review of potential risks from nanoparticles and microplastics	A live research project with the following objectives focus on assessment of the quantity and type (and hence potential source)…	Link	Micro and nano plastic, Surface water systems	micro-and-nano-plastic surface-water-systems
Plastic Waste	A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information…	Link	Innovation, Plastics, Reducing plastic waste, Retail, Voluntary initiatives	innovation plastics reducing-plastic-waste retail voluntary-initiatives
Single-use plastics and fishing gear Reducing marine litter	EU legislative briefing. Most of the plastic in our oceans originates from land-based sources. On European beaches, plastics make up…	Link	Fishing use plastic, Marine Litter, Marine Plastics, Single use plastics	fishing-use-plastic marine-litter marine-plastics single-use-plastics
Research Briefing Note: A review of waste plastic data	A review of data held by the Environment Agency and others on plastic and waste plastic. Whilst there are a…	Link	Data, Metrics, Plastics	data metrics plastics
Plastic Packaging Shedding Light on the UK Data	This independent report examines whether the UK system is really as effective in promoting the recycling of plastic packaging as…	Link	Recycled plastics, Statistics & Data	recycled-plastics statistics-data
Plastics Spatial Flow	An assessment of the quantity of un-recycled plastic in the UK	Link	Plastic leakage, Plastics, Recycled plastics	plastic-leakage plastics recycled-plastics
Eliminating avoidable plastic waste by 2042: a use-based approach to decision and policy making	The research presented here proposes that the debate around plastics and plastics waste is reframed. It provides guidance on the…	Link	Circular Economy, Plastic Interventions	circular-economy plastic-interventions
A circular economy for plastics	EU report with insights from research and innovation to inform policy and funding decisions	Pdf link	Circular Economy, Innovation, Investment, Plastics, Policy	circular-economy innovation investment plastics policy
International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review	This paper reviews current international market-based strategies and policies to reduce plastic bags and microbeads. While policies to reduce microbeads…	Link	Effective Strategies, Policy, Policy Evaluation, Single use plastics	effective-strategies policy policy-evaluation single-use-plastics
Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic	A semi- systematic literature review of 1191 data points provides the basis to determine the global ecological, social and economic…	Link	Costs, Health, Impacts, Marine Plastics	costs health impacts marine-plastics
PlasticFlow 2025 Plastic Packaging Flow Data Report	A report from WRAP 2018. PlasticFlow 2025 estimates the quantity of plastic packaging placed on the market and recycled from…	Link	Plastic packaging, Policy, Statistics & Data	plastic-packaging policy statistics-data
Post-consumer plastic packaging waste in England: Assessing the yield of multiple collection-recycling schemes	Based on empirical data for UK results show only a small percentage (16%) of the total amount of post-consumer plastics…	Link	Circular Economy, Collection Schemes, Household Waste, Local Authorities, Plastic packaging, Recycling Waste	circular-economy collection-schemes household-waste local-authorities plastic-packaging recycling-waste
A seaweed farm – the first of its kind	Dr Angela Mead, a scientist and researcher, who specialises in invasive species, has plans for a research pilot of a…	Article Link	Bioplastics, Case Studies, Research	bioplastics case-studies research
Reuse – Rethinking Packaging	A useful compendium of case studies in reuse from EMF.	Download link.	Case Studies, EMF	case-studies emf
UK Statistics on Waste	The purpose of this release is to announce UK estimates which have been calculated to comply with EU legislation.	Download the UK Statistics on Waste	Statistics & Data	statistics-data
Estates Directorate Single-Use Plastics Policy	Estates Directorate Single-Use Plastics Policy	Ministry of Justice Single Use Plastics Policy Link.	Policy	policy
Quality of Resources	The growing British waste management sector has consistently voiced the need to improve the quality of waste-streams and thus the…	Quality of Resources	Circular Economy, Research Report	circular-economy research-report