Appendix A

Policy and Legislative Review

A comprehensive review of global, EU and national plastic legislation and strategies was conducted to extract relevant goals, targets, and reporting requirements compiling a list of required data to measure these objectives (see Table 6. Literature list for policy review). Each indicator was categorised by:

Geographical coverage (e.g. global, EU, national)
Type of formulation (law, goal, ambition, definition, etc.)
Legal accountability (mandatory or voluntary)
Validity (in force or under development)
Whether plastic-specific or more general
Examples of general indicators—that is, indicators not specific to plastic—include those for e-waste. These relate to product streams that contain plastic, but the indicator itself does not capture plastic-specific information.

Table 6 Literature list for policy review

Ref	Geo	Type*	Year**	Title (including hyperlink)
[1]	NO	REV	2023	PLASTICENE: The Regulatory Landscape of Plastic Governance – a Norwegian Perspective
[2]	FI	STR	2022	Reduce and Refuse, Recycle and Replace – A Plastics Roadmap for Finland 2.0
[3]	NO	STR	2022	Norwegian Plastics Strategy
[4]	SE	STR	2021	The Swedish EPA’s Roadmap for the Sustainable Use of Plastics
[5]	DK	STR	2021	Circular Economy with a Focus on Plastics and Textiles
[6]	DK	STR	2020	Action Plan for Circular Economy (Denmark)
[7]	IS	STR	2021	Iceland’s Circular Economy Strategy
[8]	GL	STR	2021	Less Plastic in Nature – Action Plan to Reduce Plastic Consumption
[9]	SE	LAW	2022	Ordinance (2022:1274) on Producer Responsibility for Packaging
[10]	GL	REV	2022	Global Plastics Outlook – Policy Scenarios to 2060
[11]	GL	STR	2023	Towards Ending Plastic Pollution by 2040
[12]	NO	LAW	2024 (consol.)	Waste Regulations (Norway): Regulations on Recycling and Treatment of Waste
[13]	EU	LAW	2021	Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste – Summary
[14]	FI	LAW	2021	Government Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste 1029/2021
[15]	EU	LAW	2015	Directive (EU) 2015/720 on Plastic Carrier Bags
[16]	DK	STR	2018	Plastics without Waste – Danish Government’s Plastics Action Plan
[17]	EU	LAW	2019	Directive (EU) 2019/904 on Single-Use Plastics
[18]	EU	LAW	2024	Waste Shipment Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
[19]	EU	STR	2018	A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
[20]	EU	STR	2015	EU Circular Economy Action Plan (2015)
[21]	EU	LAW	1994	Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste – Full Text
[22]	SE	LAW	2023	Guidance on Single-Use Plastics (Sweden)
[23]	SE	LAW	2020	Waste Ordinance (2020:614)
[24]	EU	LAW	2021	Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2021/770 – EU Plastic Levy
[25]	EU	LAW	2012	Directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
[26]	EU	LAW	2000	Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)
[27]	EU	Other	2024	Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (draft)
[28]	EU	Other	2022	EU Policy Framework on Biobased, Biodegradable & Compostable Plastics
[29]	NO	LAW	2024 (update)	Chapter 2b – Regulation on Certain Plastic Products (NO)
[30]	SE	LAW	2021	SFS 2021:998 – Producer Responsibility for Certain Tobacco Products & Filters
[31]	SE	LAW	2021	SFS 2021:999 – Producer Responsibility for Balloons
[32]	NO	LAW	2023	Chapter 11 – Producer Responsibility for Fishing Gear Containing Plastic (NO)
[33]	NO	Other	2024	Draft Regulation on Producer Responsibility for Fishing Gear Containing Plastic
[34]	SE	LAW	2024	SFS 2024:35 – Amendment to the Single-Use Products Ordinance
[35]	SE	LAW	2021	SFS 2021:1000 – Producer Responsibility for Wet Wipes
[36]	SE	LAW	2021	SFS 2021:1001 – Producer Responsibility for Fishing Gear (SE)
[37]	GL	LAW	2019	Basel Convention – Plastic Waste Amendments
[38]	EU	UPL	2022	EU Regulation for Packaging and Packaging Waste (2022/0396(COD))
[39]	GL	Other	2024	Interview with UNITAR
[40]	GL	Other	2024	Interview with Naturvårdsverket and Miljödirektoratet

* Type legend: STR = Strategy, LAW = Law, REV = Policy Review, COMM = Ambition / Communication, UPL = Upcoming Law

** Year = publication or adoption year of the document (consolidated/latest for laws; interview year for internal notes).

Breakdown into Indicators and Data Points

The identified policy goals were interpreted to measurable indicators and broken down into its corresponding data points. This process resulted in 125 unique data points, covering the full set of indicators.

Filtering of Unique Data Points

Redundant or overlapping data points were omitted to isolate the unique data needed across policies and targets.

Linking and Prioritisation

Each unique data point was linked to its respective indicator(s), and evaluated based on:

Legal mandate (e.g. required by law or reporting frameworks)
Nordic relevance (referenced by multiple countries)
Policy alignment (e.g. Basel Convention, Global Plastic Agreement, EU reporting)