With the policy paper „Waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste", the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs wants to encourage waste prevention in England.

Plastic waste remains one of the biggest global problems. In an attempt to solve it,

Textiles remain one of the major problems when it comes to recycling, and not just from an environmental perspective.

Water is essential for life, but always takes a back seat when it comes to environmental issues. Climate change and increasing droughts pose a particular risk to the water supply. The report „Thirst for change: securing a water positive future", which Waterwise prepared on behalf of BSI, aims to draw attention to these problems. The report also shows how principles of the circular economy can also be applied to water.

Plastics in general and plastic packaging in particular are increasingly suffering from a bad reputation. In many cases, the material is therefore being replaced - often with paper or cardboard in the case of packaging. The report "Disposable paper-based food packaging - the false solution to the packaging waste crisis", produced by Profundo on behalf of the Rethink Plastic Alliance, Zero Waste Europe, the European Environmental Bureau, Fern, and the Environmental Paper Network, aims to show that this is not necessarily a good idea from an environmental point of view.

The white paper written by the International Society for Industrial Ecology presents ten insights into the circular economy from the perspective of industrial ecology.

The European recyclers' association Euric has published a paper that clarifies its point of view regarding chemical recycling and mass balance. With the recommendations made in the paper, Euric wants to boost the circular economy.

The International Bromine Council's report "Brominated flame retardants and the circular economy of WEEE plastics - state of play" is an update on a previous report written in 2020 that examined the impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) on the recycling of WEEE plastics in Europe. The update aims to present new information and findings and focuses on technological and regulatory developments, the potential of emerging technologies and the use of WEEE recyclate to manufacture new products.

The United Nations has presented a stocktake on the extent to which the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement are being achieved. It is becoming increasingly clear that the direction is not yet right at all.