Handbook for municipalities
In 2019, NGOs Legambiente and Chimica Verde Bionet joined forces to develop a handbook to assist municipalities that want to develop local plastic-free strategies and local laws.
The handbook focuses on consumption reduction, reuse, awareness-raising, and refers to the measures of the EU single-use plastics directive. It walks public administrations through the process of implementing local bans and measures using a comprehensive approach and involving all relevant stakeholders.
The NGOs do not intend the handbook to be a static document but rather an evolving one that they will regularly update in light of new best practices. The handbook currently includes a series of actions that municipalities can take both in the short and long term, including local single-use plastic bans, green public procurement practices and awareness-raising campaigns.
