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• Resources
• Grant Programs

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Resources

EPA Reports

Access key reports about plastics waste below:

Cover Image	Report Title and Link
	EPA Report: "National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Part Three of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All."
	EPA Report: Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countries Addressing Plastic Waste (pdf)(31.6 MB).

EPA Resources

About Plastic Products and Plastics Pollution

• About Plastic Recycling and Composting.
• More Information About Aquatic Trash.
• Plastics Production and Chemical Waste.
• Trash Free Waters Plastic Pollution.

Initiatives and Research

• EPA’s National Recycling Strategy.
• EPA and Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative.
• EPA’s Microplastics Research.
• Green Chemistry.

What Individuals and Businesses Can Do

• What You Can Do to Reduce Plastic Waste.
• Buy Reused and Recycled Products.
• What You Can Do About Trash Pollution.

International Information

• About the Basel Convention.
• International Actions to Address Marine Litter.
• Protecting the Global Marine Environment.

Related Resources

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program website.
• National Academies Report: Recycled Plastics in Infrastructure: Current Practices, Understanding, and Opportunities.

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Grant Programs

• Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program.
• Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program.