Better than burning - Why we need to stop waste incineration
Everyday Plastic joins 155 organisations across Europe for the first Day of Action Against Incineration, calling for an end to new waste incinerators. Despite being promoted as a quick fix, incineration is a climate and health threat — releasing millions of tonnes of toxic ash and CO₂ each year, often in marginalised communities. The Big Plastic Count 2024 revealed that 58% of UK household plastic waste is being burned, exposing the failure of the current system. Everyday Plastic is working with communities most affected, supporting the Zero Waste Europe “Better than Burning” campaign and UKWIN’s open letter to the UK government. We’re demanding investment in real solutions: cutting plastic production, reducing waste, and scaling up reuse and recycling — not locking ourselves into decades of burning.
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The Global Plastic Treaty: What Went Wrong
Last week in Geneva, governments from around the world met to agree a new global treaty to end plastic pollution. Campaigners had hoped this would be the historic breakthrough we’ve been waiting for. Instead, after two weeks of tense discussions, negotiators failed to agree on a treaty.
This was meant to be the pivotal moment to tackle the plastics crisis. But instead, talks ended in deadlock – leaving the future of the treaty uncertain.
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Calling for supermarkets to remove fruit & veg plastic packaging
There is one theme that has been consistent whether I’m talking to primary school kids, a local community group or senior execs at a major corporate: there is too much plastic packaging on our fruit & veg.
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