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Regulation: Solutions at the wrong end

Published: 4 November 2019

There is no lack of agreements and initiatives to manage the plastic crisis. But almost all address waste disposal only; they are not coordinated with each other, and they absolve manufacturers of their responsibilities.

Linda Mederake, Stephan Gürtler, Doris Knoblauch

Where Britain and America send their plastic scrap

Waste Exports: The rubbish dump is closed

Published: 4 November 2019

Plastic Atlas

What to do with your unwanted plastic bottles and bags? Simple: send them somewhere else. Until recently, much of the developed world’s hard-to-recycle waste was shipped off to China. That is no longer an option.

Claire Arkin

Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future

Published: 31 October 2019

Press Release

49 detailed infographics over 19 chapters cover many aspects of plastic production, consumption and disposal.

Civil Society Innovation and Populism in a Digital Era - Cover

Innovation Report: "Civil Society Innovation and Populism in a Digital Era"

Published: 30 October 2019

Across 14 case studies from international and national civil society organisations, networks and movements from populist contexts around the world, the report highlights their innovativeness, effectiveness in countering different elements of populism, and responsiveness to the potential of digital media in the specific context.

Responses to Populism - The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Perspectives 1/2019: Robbin’ the Hood:

Published: 10 February 2020

This edition of Perspectives tackles questions of state capture, and how the concept can contribute to understanding and strengthening democracies across Africa. Our contributors also open the possibilities that emerge when “state capture” is released from particular institutional settings and national boundaries.