Plastics Data and Knowledge Hubs
Explore relevant plastic knowledge and data hubs below. These may support negotiators and stakeholders to inform policy, provide data and examples of best practices, promote data exchange and support the development of national strategies in relation to plastics.
BRS Conventions Fact Sheets
Fact sheets and infographics on plastic chemicals, policy effectiveness and a country-specific case studies for reducing SUPs, waste, improving recovery
Basel Convention and Plastics
Information on the Basal Convention and Plastics. Comprises of technical guidelines, story maps and issues briefs, and offering a toolkit
Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (Digital Platform)
The Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML) Digital Platform is a UNEP initiative, supporting decision–making to multiple
International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP)
A science driven hub aiming to collect, critically analyse and disseminate scientific knowledge to support effective policies and actions.
Plastics Europe
Knowledge and data hub for plastics, industry-led.
Plastic Waste Free Islands Platform (IUCN)
This collaborative & information platform is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and operates in partnership
Info Hub Plastic
This Plastic information hub was created by the International Environmental Policy Division of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. It is affiliated with the
IUCN Resource Library
Resources gathered by IUCN’s global community of 16,000+ experts. Includes databases, tools, standards, guidelines and policy recommendations. IUCN authors hundreds
UNIDO Knowledge Hub
A UN Industrial Development Organization initiative, containing a training academy, (interactive) online tools for policy makers, institutions, enterprise and consumers,
Plastic Pollution Toolkits (University of Leeds)
The University of Leeds Plastic Pollution Programme has collated a suit of plastic pollution modelling solutions. The models describe sources
What a Waste 2.0 – World Bank
What a Waste 2.0 Database is a global project to aggregate data on solid waste management from around the world.
UNSD-Environment Statistics
UN Statistics Division (UNSD) Environmental Indicators disseminate global environment statistics on ten indicator themes compiled from a wide range of
Solid Waste and Circular Economy Hub
The Solid Waste and Circular Economy Hub is a conglomerate of open data that allows showcasing the sector's evolution, its
Our World in Data: Plastic data
A by-country data bank on Plastic Pollution by Global Change Data Lab.
OECD Global Plastics Outlook database
The database includes data from 1990 to 2060 covering the full lifecylce of plastics, from the use of plastic materials
Plastic Trade Data: UNCTADstat
All statistics of United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentg (UNCTAD) are harmonized and integrated into UNCTADstat- free to use