News on this topic
Profile picture of inews.co.uk
Recycling plastic is doing more harm than we realise: Recent studies on plastic recycling challenge the assumption that recycling is better than nothing
inews.co.uk/opinion/recycling-plastic-doing-more-harm-realise-whats-alternative-2364074
Recycling plastic is doing more harm than we realise
Profile picture of The New York Times
Opinion | To Keep Plastic Out of Oceans, Start With Rivers: The first step is to prevent more plastic from reaching the sea in the first place.
nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/river-plastic-ocean.html
Opinion | To Keep Plastic Out of Oceans, Start With Rivers
More news on this subject
Profile picture of inews.co.uk
Recycling plastic is doing more harm than we realise: Recent studies on plastic recycling challenge the assumption that recycling is better than nothing
inews.co.uk/opinion/recycling-plastic-doing-more-harm-realise-whats-alternative-2364074
Recycling plastic is doing more harm than we realise
Profile picture of The New York Times
Opinion | To Keep Plastic Out of Oceans, Start With Rivers: The first step is to prevent more plastic from reaching the sea in the first place.
nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/river-plastic-ocean.html
Opinion | To Keep Plastic Out of Oceans, Start With Rivers
Profile picture of PBS
UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution: The self-named "high ambition coalition" of countries, led by Norway and Rwanda ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/un-begins-talks-in-paris-on-a-treaty-to-end-global-plastic-pollution
UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution
Profile picture of NPR
What to do about grocery store plastic | Cognoscenti: Writer Gina Kaufmann set out to make her family dinner from fresh ingredients that didn't come wrapped in ...
wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/05/25/reducing-plastic-waste-in-grocery-stores-gina-kaufmann
What to do about grocery store plastic | Cognoscenti
Profile picture of Bloomberg
World Awaits Draft of a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution This Week: Negotiators at a UN meeting in Paris have differing ideas on how to clean up plastics harming ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-29/world-awaits-draft-of-a-un-treaty-on-plastic-pollution-this-week
World Awaits Draft of a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution This Week
Profile picture of PBS
The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here’s how: As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/the-un-wants-to-drastically-reduce-plastic-pollution-by-2040-heres-how
The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here’s how
Profile picture of Scroll.in
As negotiation on Global Plastics Treaty gets underway, India should reconsider contradictory stance
scroll.in/article/1049942/as-negotiation-on-global-plastics-treaty-gets-underway-india-should-reconsider-contradictory-stance
As negotiation on Global Plastics Treaty gets underway, India should ...
Profile picture of The Guardian
Recycled and reused food contact plastics are ‘vectors’ for toxins – study: Research provides a unique review of contact chemicals in packaging, utensils, plates ...
theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/27/recycled-reused-food-plastic-toxins-study
Recycled and reused food contact plastics are ‘vectors’ for toxins – study
Profile picture of RFI
What's at stake in Paris talks on cutting the world's plastic pollution?: Representatives from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Paris this week for the latest ...
rfi.fr/en/international/20230530-paris-talks-on-world-plastic-pollution-treaty
What's at stake in Paris talks on cutting the world's plastic pollution?
Profile picture of The Guardian
Kenya wrestles with its plastic pollution problem: Despite a single-use bag ban in 2017, Nairobi and its waste collectors are still inundated with plastic ...
theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/30/kenya-wrestles-with-its-plastic-pollution-problem
Kenya wrestles with its plastic pollution problem
Profile picture of Bangkok Post
Plastic recycling in focus as Paris talks underway: As talks start this week on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit ...
bangkokpost.com/vdo/world/2581389/plastic-recycling-in-focus-as-paris-talks-underway
Plastic recycling in focus as Paris talks underway
Profile picture of The Jakarta Post
Unlocking Bali’s plastic tourist trap: From the rise of convenience stores with shelves of plastic products to the replacement of the traditional banana leaf ...
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/05/29/unlocking-balis-plastic-tourist-trap.html
Unlocking Bali’s plastic tourist trap
Profile picture of The Jakarta Post
Plastic is great but too cheap: Microplastics were found in human blood and lungs last year, with the vast majority of participants in a study testing positive ...
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/05/28/plastic-is-great-but-too-cheap.html
Plastic is great but too cheap
Profile picture of France 24
Plastic recycling in focus as countries meet in Paris for treaty talks: With countries meeting this week to work on a global plastics treaty ...
france24.com/en/europe/20230529-plastic-recycling-in-focus-as-countries-meet-in-paris-to-work-on-treaty
Plastic recycling in focus as countries meet in Paris for treaty talks
Profile picture of WION
Pathway to a plastic-free world: Despite a move by countries towards single-use and degradable plastics, hundreds of tonnes end up on sites like these ...
wionews.com/videos/pathway-to-a-plastic-free-world-597796
Pathway to a plastic-free world
Profile picture of WION
Clamour for Paris plastic pollution treaty: Paris is all set to host talks on eliminating plastic waste. Countries are meeting to work on a global plastic treaty ...
wionews.com/videos/clamour-for-paris-plastic-pollution-treaty-597797
Clamour for Paris plastic pollution treaty
Profile picture of Bangkok Post
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty: PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a ...
bangkokpost.com/world/2580766/plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-get-into-the-nitty-gritty
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
Profile picture of RFI
Crucial negotiations on inking global plastics treaty kick off in Paris: Delegates from 175 countries are gathering in Paris hoping to reach a multilateral ...
rfi.fr/en/france/20230529-crucial-unep-negotiations-on-inking-global-plastics-treaty-kick-off-in-paris
Crucial negotiations on inking global plastics treaty kick off in Paris
Profile picture of The Hill (newspaper)
The UN’s low-ambition plastics plan supports industry at humanity’s expense: This latest UNEP analysis largely ignores the single most effective solution to ...
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4022444-the-uns-low-ambition-plastics-plan-supports-industry-at-humanitys-expense/
The UN’s low-ambition plastics plan supports industry at humanity’s ...
Profile picture of The Globe and Mail
UN committee meets in Paris for talks on treaty to end global plastic pollution : The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics is charged with ...
theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-un-committee-meets-in-paris-for-talks-on-treaty-to-end-global-plastic/
UN committee meets in Paris for talks on treaty to end global plastic ...
Profile picture of Euronews
Plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' warns France's President Macron
euronews.com/2023/05/29/plastic-pollution-is-a-time-bomb-warns-frances-president-macron
Plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' warns France's President ...
Profile picture of DW-TV
Nations meet to strike plastic pollution treaty : Like a Paris deal for plastics, countries want to end plastic pollution with a global treaty ...
dw.com/en/nations-meet-to-strike-plastic-pollution-treaty/a-65749803
Nations meet to strike plastic pollution treaty
Profile picture of Africanews
Scientists developing technologies to get rid of plastic waste | Africanews: According to the UN’s Environment Programme we could reduce our plastic waste by ...
africanews.com/2023/05/29/scientists-developing-technologies-to-get-rid-of-plastic-waste/
Scientists developing technologies to get rid of plastic waste | ...