Plastics: reuse, recycling and marine litter

The overall objective of this study is to support the Commission's work on the preparation of the upcoming Plastics Strategy, in particular regarding the development of policy responses relevant for improving the life cycle performance and increasing resource efficiency of plastics. This work aimed to identify what an EU eco-label would bring in contrast to existing initiatives and what it would cost to develop, promote, operate and control, and where these costs would be likely to fall. The analysis considered the benefits and costs for different sets of operators, interaction with policies including the key elements of the CFP: landings obligation, IUU and EU aquaculture strategy, competitiveness issues at different scales and between certified/non-certified fish, risks of misuse or misleading consumers and administrative burden.