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Identify the Problem to Find the Solution: UNEA 4 and Re-Framing the Plastic Issue
by Grace Smith, Geneva-based intern | March 4, 2019
From March 11th to 15th, Ministers of the Environment from 193 countries will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the fourth meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) with the potential to propel our society into a new era of sustainability. UNEA, the official governing body of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the highest-level governing body […]
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European Responses to the Plastic Pact
by Matt Franklin | February 21, 2019
On Thursday 20th of February two ‘Plastic Pacts’ were released in France and the Netherlands. These ‘pacts’ are voluntary agreements led primarily by industry groups committing to increased recyclability of packaging materials. Two organisations from the #breakfreefromplastic movement have issued responses to the launch of these pacts. In France, Zero Waste France & Surfrider Europe […]
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Greenpeace Ships Set Sail to Tackle the Global Plastic Pollution Crisis
by Graham Forbes | February 15, 2019
Corporations have created a plastic monster. More than 90 percent of the plastics ever produced have not been recycled, yet corporations have plans to dramatically increase their production of plastic packaging. With plastic production set to quadruple by 2050, recycling can never be enough to solve this problem. But the global movement to hold these corporations accountable is growing. […]
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An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste
by admin | January 16, 2019
by Christopher Joyce. Originally posted in NPR. Try this: Write a list of every piece of plastic you touch in a day. I did it. I stopped counting at 56 items. Plastic is to our time what wood was for millennia. But unlike wood, most plastic doesn’t go away. It ends up as trash […]
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EU agrees unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics
by Matt Franklin | December 19, 2018
However, reduction targets missing and collection targets delayed, campaigners warn FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brussels, 19/12/2018 After months of intense negotiations, the EU has agreed much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU. The agreed text is a significant step forward in tackling plastic pollution, but does not fully address the urgency of the plastics […]
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