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![Plastic waste coming from the Tisza river](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/750x422_cmsv2_9709549f-180d-5fb2-b81e-54737dfd5f8c-8543392.jpg?h=a6967b5f&itok=SorpOxQn)
Most plastic in our oceans comes from rivers, so tackling that pollution at its source is essential. Find out how people are helping to do so.
![EU China circular economy image](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/image.png?h=b275820c&itok=V8MGZJKK)
Brussels and Beijing have agreed on a joint roadmap for further collaboration on the vital issue.
![Multicoloured plastic pellets](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/plastic%20pellets%20jpg.jpg?itok=mfB2qHMO)
Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
![Multicoloured microplastics](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/microplastics%20jpg.jpg?itok=NtkOvTmK)
Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.
![Plastic litter floating in water.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-05/Global%20actions%20for%20plastics%20%281%29.jpg?itok=orW3piy-)
On Monday, the second high-level round of negotiations on the way to achieving a global treaty against plastic pollution starts in Paris. Commissioner Sinkevičius will represent the Commission at the high-level meeting organised by the United Nations.