Plastic pollution plague blights Asia
In Agence France Presse/France24, a story notes that today, in one of the most economically fragile countries on the planet, plastic is everywhere: lining the streets, strewn across beaches, clogging…
Southeast Asian activists push for strong plastic pollution treaty
In Asia News Network, a story notes that environmentalists have been pressing Indonesia and other Southeast Asian nations to push for strong terms in a global agreement to eradicate the…
Plastic pollution is toxic and everywhere. Now, legal experts say it’s a human rights violation
In Grist, a story notes that plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a…
Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production
The Independent reports that talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution are hanging in the balance with just two days left before the deadline and…
People climb buildings and hand out soap to push for a plastic pollution treaty
The Associated Press reports that nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. The meeting at the United Nations office in Geneva is supposed to be…
Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’
In Agence France Press/France24, a story finds that a new draft of the plastics treaty text, streamlined by the talks chair, is expected today. David Azoulay, director of the environmental…
IPEN Statement on the Chair’s Text
Today, the INC Chair released a draft Chair’s text for the Plastics Treaty negotiations going forward. Unfortunately, while the Chair’s text acknowledges the increasing health harms caused by plastics, it…
Plastics Treaty Delegates and Plastic Waste Workers in Kenya and Thailand Face Toxic Exposures from Hazardous Plastic Chemicals
Data finds high-ranking UN officials, delegates and plastic waste workers are exposed to toxic plastic chemicals including phthalates, toxic flame retardants, and other hazardous substances Geneva-Data for IPEN studies on…
How plastic nurdles are polluting the oceans
In The Guardian, a story notes that millions of the tiny plastic pellets, called nurdles, are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in…
Kenya calls for plastics pollution deal as global talks grind on
In the Daily Nation, a story notes that the first week of plastic treaty negotiations is over, and it feels like reading the first chapter of a long, complicated book.…
