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EPA Reports

Access key reports about plastics waste below:

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Cover of EPA's "National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution." White text on blue background with images of children picking up plastic on a beach, a sea turtle caught in a net, and plastic bottles.
EPA Report: "National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Part Three of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All."
 
This is a screenshot of the Plastics Companion Guide to the Solid Waste Management Guide
EPA Report: Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countries Addressing Plastic Waste (pdf)(31.6 MB).

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This is a series of three photos of plastics containers, balled plastic waste, and plastic pollution on a beach.

About Plastic Products and Plastics Pollution

  • About Plastic Recycling and Composting.
  • More Information About Aquatic Trash.
  • Plastics Production and Chemical Waste.
  • Trash Free Waters Plastic Pollution.

Initiatives and Research

  • EPA’s National Recycling Strategy.
  • EPA and Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative.
  • EPA’s Microplastics Research.
  • Green Chemistry.

What Individuals and Businesses Can Do

  • What You Can Do to Reduce Plastic Waste.
  • Buy Reused and Recycled Products.
  • What You Can Do About Trash Pollution.

International Information

  • About the Basel Convention.
  • International Actions to Address Marine Litter.
  • Protecting the Global Marine Environment.

Related Resources

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program website.
  • National Academies Report: Recycled Plastics in Infrastructure: Current Practices, Understanding, and Opportunities.

New Funding Available

EPA Announces over $117 Million in Funding Opportunities for Recycling and Wasted Food Prevention. 

Grant Programs

  • Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program.
  • Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program.

Plastics

  • About Plastic Pollution
  • Impacts
  • Benefits
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  • Best Practices
  • Resources and Grant Programs
  • What You Can Do to Reduce Plastic Waste
Contact Us About the Sustainable Management of Plastics
Contact Us About the Sustainable Management of Plastics to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on November 21, 2024
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