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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has heard evidence describing the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty ...
A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic ...
New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...
In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics has reaffirmed its ...
US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...
In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering ...
On 1 July, a ban came into force on countries that are not signatories to the Basel Convention, the international treaty ...
A JOINT declaration signed by 95 countries reaffirmed a shared global ambition to end plastic pollution. In line with the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Resolution 5/14 mandate, countries from ...
No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...
Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.
The failed Busan negotiations show good science and flexibility are needed to secure a plastics treaty Plastics producers at the INC-5 talks resisted curbs on production that others insist are ...