As part of the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission published new strategies and draft legislation in January 2018:

• Communication of the European Commission: A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
• European Commission press release summarizing the key elements of the strategy
• Communication of the European Commission on the implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation
• Communication of the European Commission on a monitoring framework for the circular economy
• European Commission proposal for a Directive on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships
• European Commission report on the impact of the use of oxo-degradable plastic, including oxo-degradable plastic carrier bags, on the environment
• European Commission report on Critical Raw Materials and the Circular Economy