Knowledge Resource Library
In this section you will find a variety of different materials all about the topic of plastic and its impacts on the environment, our health, and society in general. There are also resources on creating a different kind of world, without single use plastic and based on zero waste principles.
You can use the search and filters provided to find the information you need. All materials are in the public domain and may be freely downloaded and used without alteration. However please be sure to give the creators proper credit if sharing with others!
The library is updated regularly: if you have any suggestions for it, please contact us.
Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
Comprehensive study of the health impacts of plastic throughout its life cycle.
Plastic Burnout
https://trashhero.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CostingTheEarth-20200331-PlasticBurnout.mp3 A podcast, “Plastic Burnout” from Costing the Earth by BBC Radio 4. Released: 2020.
Discarded: Communities on the frontlines of the global plastic crisis
Case studies and insights into the impacts of China’s ban on “foreign garbage.”
A Deposit Refund System for the Czech Republic
A study into the costs and implications of delivering a 90% recycling rate in the Czech Republic.
Environmental and economic costs of single-use menstrual products, baby nappies and wet wipes
The impact of these products is investigated in Europe.
No Away: a report on the waste trade
From Plastic Pollution Coalition, focusing mainly on exports from the USA.
How to design and operate a basic waste disposal site
A step-by-step guide to set up a basic sanitary landfill from WasteAid UK
ข้อเท็จจรงิ “พลาสติกที่ย้อยสลายได้ในสิ่งแวดล้อม ธรรมชาติ”
The facts about “compostable” and “biodegradable” plastics (in Thai).
El Dorado of Chemical Recycling
In depth analysis of new technologies from Zero Waste Europe.
จิตสำนึกคงยังไม่พอ: ทำไมผู้ผลิตสินค้าต้องร่วมรับผิดชอบในการแก้ปัญหาขยะพลาสติก
Opinion piece from The 101 World on the role of plastic producers in the current crisis (in Thai).
The Making of an Echo Chamber – Greenpeace Report
How the plastic industry exploited anxiety about-COVID-19 to attack reusable bags
Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership – Background Report
Gives an overview of many topics in plastic pollution and waste management
The Burning Question: will companies reduce their plastic use?
Focusing on the role of Coca Cola, Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever in creating harmful plastic pollution and the impacts on poor communities.
