Plastic use is ubiquitous in modern life, but so is the associated pollution—which impact human health, the environment, climate change, and more. ELI is working to address these problems by identifying actionable law and policy tools that can be used to regulate plastic at every stage of its life cycle and convening stakeholders to prioritize and advance these solutions. Our analyses—which draw from leadership across all sectors, are based on science, and aim to elevate principles of justice—allows for conversations to move beyond dialogue and into action.
Our recent report, published with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, provides a comprehensive overview of existing U.S. federal authorities to address plastic pollution domestically and serves as a toolkit for decision makers.
Resources:
ELI Reports
- PFAS Deskbook
- A National Strategy for Ocean Plastics | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- Marine Litter Legislation: A Toolkit for Policymakers
ELI Blogs
- The U.S. Plastics Problem: The Road to Circularity | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- Talking Trash About Plastics | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- What Does Plastic Have to do With Climate Change? | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
Previous ELI Events
- Moving Beyond Plastics: The Environmental Justice Impacts of Plastic Pollution | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- A Primer on Compliance and Enforcement Issues for Plastics Pollution | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- Global Review of Plastics Pollution: Managing Marine Litter | Environmental Law Institute
- Single-Use Plastics and the Pandemic | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
- Bioplastics: A Solution to Pollution? | Environmental Law Institute (eli.org)
External Resources
- Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (epa.gov)
- Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste | The National Academies Press
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