Basel Convention plastic waste amendments

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• Law or Bill

  Oregon SB 582 (Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act)

  Oregon, USA | Operating; first fees July 2025

  Packaging extended producer responsibility law; producers began paying fees in July 2025.

  Policy and advocacy
• Research

  A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans

  Eriksen, M. et al. (5 Gyres Institute) | PLOS ONE | 2023

  A 40-year time series showing a steep rise since 2005, and a call for binding global action rather than voluntary measures.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science
• Law or Bill

  California SB 1053 (plastic checkout bags)

  California, USA | In effect since January 2026

  Ends the sale of thick “reusable” plastic film bags at checkout from 1 January 2026, closing a loophole in the state’s earlier bag ban.

  Policy and advocacy
• Organization

  Beyond Plastics

  Bennington College, Vermont, USA | Founded 2019

  US policy project that pairs plastics research with model legislation and training for local advocates.

  Policy and advocacyReduce