Plastics
Pressure for ambition in plastic waste treaty
Binding global targets to cut plastic production must be at the centre of any continuing negotiations to secure the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic waste, a group of 85 countries has said. Talk...
Coca-Cola drops its packaging target
Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge to achieve a 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 in what campaigners call a “masterclass in greenwashing”. The company has been previously f...
Global plastic talks collapse
Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than two years of negotiations. More than 200 nations met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final r...
Brazil to block Plastic Treaty?
Amid UN negotiations to reach a treaty to end plastic pollution, internal disagreements within the delegation have led Brazil to withdraw a proposal to eliminate problematic plastics. The products lis...
Crunch Time for Plastics in Busan?
Is it crunch time for plastics in Busan, Republic of Korea, as Jordan Wolman’s article in Politico is entitled? He starts: Plastic is having its Paris moment as negotiators meet in South Korea f...
Global Call: Deplastify our Water!
This call to support universal access to water services and to stop plastic bottles expansion was launched ahead of the negotiations for a global plastic treaty, and signed by more than 100 NGO worldw...
Transition to tap water at events
Are you planning and organizing a public event? An open-air concert, a bigger wedding, an outdoor birthday party, a religious ceremony, a municipal festivity? Use the chance to make a difference! Avoi...
The Alliance of Five Top Plastic Polluters
Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic pollution have produced 1,000 times more new plastic in five years than the waste they diverted from the environment, acco...
Plastic waste chokes Congo dam
A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a challenge that local authorities are trying to solve. ...