Environmental Investigation Agency

Approximately 11 million tons of plastic waste are dumped in the oceans annually. If nothing is done, it is estimated that the global plastic waste that is scattered in the oceans will quadruple by 2050. Plastic pollution is an extensive environmental problem and the production of new plastic and the leakage of landfill waste into […]

Approximately 11 million tons of plastic waste are dumped in the oceans annually. If nothing is done, it is estimated that the global plastic waste that is scattered in the oceans will quadruple by 2050. Plastic pollution is an extensive environmental problem and the production of new plastic and the leakage of landfill waste into nature causes climate change, endangers human health and threatens biodiversity and negatively affects ecosystems worldwide.

The lack of global agreements, lack of regulations and transparency and responsibility in the entire chain from production to plastic waste has created an unsustainable situation on a global level.

In this project, the Environmental Investigation Agency wants to combat plastic pollution by strengthening regulations and an ambitious global binding plastic agreement.

The project is supported with SEK 5,760,000.