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From 2018 to 2022, more than 200,000 Break Free From Plastic volunteers audited waste in 84 countries; 56 companies produced more than half of all branded plastic pollutionA recent investigation highlights that fifty-six companies are behind the majority of branded plastic waste, with Coca-Cola at the forefron...
Accelerating Plastics Circularity: Turning Ambition into Scalable Action | Industry RoundtableIndustry experts convened to emphasize the need for advancing plastics circularity throughout India and the Asia Pacific region. They ident...
Quote of the Day by David Attenborough: “No one will protect the natural world we don’t care about...” — a powerful life lesson on nature, curiosity, responsibility, conservation and why we rarely protect what we have never learned to truly see, from the legendary broadcaster known for bringing the hidden world of wildlife into millions of homesQuote of the Day by David Attenborough: “No one will protect the natural world we don’t care about...” highlights a fundamental truth about...
For over 100 years global plastic pollution became menace for environment, now forks created from sugar can be household alternativeBioplastics are biobased, meaning they are made completely or partially from a renewable resource, commonly corn or sugar cane; or they are...
Global plastic treaty talks end without deal amid sharp riftsNegotiations for a global plastic pollution treaty in Geneva concluded without an agreement after nearly two weeks. Countries failed to rec...
Plastic Treaty 2025: Will world leaders finally address the $1.5 trillion health crisis in Geneva?Global plastic treaty talks in Geneva 2025: Global leaders are meeting in Geneva to discuss a treaty on plastic pollution. A new report hig...
Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiralling' plastic pollution messNations are convening in Geneva for critical talks aimed at finalizing a landmark treaty to combat the escalating plastic pollution crisis....
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: StudyThe amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuel...
World must explore solutions to environmental crises without relying on US: ExpertsUS President Donald Trump has reversed restrictions on plastic straws, indicating a broader setback in combating plastic pollution. Experts...
Plastic treaty talks draw to close with production limits still under debateNegotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are at a critical stage, with nations debating limits on plastic production. Some countri...
In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisisNegotiators from around the globe convened in Busan, South Korea, to forge a treaty tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis. Sharp...
Plastic waste could double by 2050, researchers find, suggest policies to address issueA new study reveals that global plastic waste could double by 2050. However, implementing policies like increased recycling and waste manag...
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in CanadaThe treaty talks began in Uruguay in December 2022 after Rwanda and Peru proposed the resolution that launched the process in March 2022.
Over 80 pc people support cutting plastic production to save biodiversity, climate: SurveyGreenpeace's survey across 19 countries reveals significant support for cutting plastic production, transitioning to reusable packaging, an...
Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix itThe United Nations has committed to delivering a legally binding Plastic Treaty by the end of 2024. This month, more than 175 governments w...
Plastic, grapple the whole pipelineAccording to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), global plastic waste will almost triple by 2060, and only a ...
Global players take key step on ending plastic pollutionThe committee is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, on land and at sea.
Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050, says ResearchExisting programmes to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only "scratched the surface" and a more comprehensive global p...
UN approves global plastic pollution treaty roadmapUN approves global plastic pollution treaty roadmap
At Kenya's biggest dump, urgent calls for a global plastics treatyA short drive from the United Nations complex in Nairobi where talks on a global plastics treaty are taking place this week is Kenya's bigg...