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World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution.

Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.

Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.

The new rules, under chemicals legislation REACH, will prevent the release to the environment of about half a million tonnes of microplastics.

Issue 609: Over the last decade policymakers across the world have implemented measures to counter plastic pollution. This independent study analyses these key policy initiatives and concludes that they are backed by science.

In a report published today, the Commission identifies Member States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling targets for municipal and all packaging waste and the 2035 landfilling target.

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.

At the second EU – Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ministerial meeting on environment and climate, Ministers from the two regions committed to step up cooperation to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

Register now to join the EU Green Week conference, Delivering a Net-Zero World, on 6-7 June in Brussels.