Title page

Contents

Background 2

Challenges in reducing plastic waste in the UK 4

UN Member States: End Plastic Pollution by 2024 9

Whole systems approach to reducing plastic waste 10

References 17

Table 1. Size and degradation of plastics 3

Table 2. Types of contamination in plastic waste streams 8

Table 3. A summary of key challenges for reducing plastic waste in the UK 16

Figure 1. A "closed-loop" approach for recycling plastics 11

Boxes

Box 1. Chemical recycling approaches 12

Box 2. Outcomes of the SSPP-funded projects 13