Children’s Toys or Hazardous Waste?
Study finds plastic toys from 10 countries have high levels of toxic chlorinated paraffins High levels of chemicals in several toys could qualify them as hazardous waste A study released…
What Happened at the Plastics Treaty INC2
This is a brief summary of the happenings and outcomes of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution meeting in Paris, France, as well as notes…
Plastic Pollution – There is No Planet B
IPEN Co-Chair Pamela Miller spoke to Voice of Islam radio on the Plastics Treaty, eliminating chemicals from plastics, and threats to Indigenous people in the Arctic from plastics and chemicals.…
After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft
After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb…
Chemical Threats to Health and Biodiversity Taking Center Stage in Plastics Treaty Talks
As more science emerges on threats from toxic chemicals in plastics, Plastics Treaty talks enter a new phase centered on eliminating chemicals throughout the plastics life cycle Paris – As…
Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. Environmental…
Bali Community Tells Danone: Stop Poisoning Us with Toxic Plastic
Update from the Financial Times, April 26, 2024: Danone’s plastic credits project suspended following community complaints. Danone project claims “plastic credits” for toxic facility that threatens local air and water…
Plastic pollution is a multi-faceted threat
Pollution : “Nous sommes en train de créer un monstrueux réservoir de particules de plastique” Directrice de recherche à l’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (Inrae), Nathalie…
Recycling plastics “extremely problematic” due to toxic chemical additives: Report
Plastics contain toxic chemicals that can enter products and interact to create new harmful substances during the recycling process, a new report from Greenpeace and the International Pollutants Elimination Network…
Plastics Treaty INC-2: Interventions
Opening Statement presented by Dr. Tadesse Amera, IPEN Co-Chair, Ethiopia May 31, 2023 Thank you, Mr. Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Good afternoon to you all. I am speaking on behalf of…
