Newly launched Plastic Atlas Asia edition provides an Asia-focused overview of the plastic pollution crisis
by admin | April 23, 2021
Joint publication also features a chapter on “plastic pandemic” revealing how the oil and gas industry will ramp up plastic production in the coming years Hong Kong/Philippines/Tokyo/Dhaka/New Delhi (April 22, 2021) — On Earth Day (April 22), the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Break Free From Plastic movement, and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) published […]
CONTINUE READINGGreen groups urge ADB to stop lending for Waste-to-Energy incinerators as response to climate and health crises
by admin | April 3, 2021
More than 50 environmental and human rights groups have urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to stop funding waste-to-energy incinerators as the world faces climate, health, and economic crises. In a letter addressed to the Bank, the groups called on ADB to exclude waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration and other thermal-based technologies from the list of renewable […]
CONTINUE READINGMore transparency, stringency needed to preserve human rights and environment from plastic waste imports, says C4 report
by admin | March 26, 2021
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its report on plastic waste yesterday with a webinar featuring a panel of experts, with the report and panel concluding that there needs to be more transparent and stringent laws governing waste and recycling to preserve human rights, health and the environment from local and […]
CONTINUE READINGComprehensive Federal Legislation Addresses the Plastic Pollution Crisis
by Brett Nadrich | March 25, 2021
The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 builds upon state and local laws across the country with proven plastic reduction strategies. WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) will reintroduce the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, the most comprehensive bill to address the plastic pollution crisis ever introduced in […]
CONTINUE READINGTop PH plastic polluters revealed; Green groups renew call to ban SUPs
by admin | March 22, 2021
QUEZON CITY, Philippines, 19 March 2021 – Members of the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement today renewed the call for the government to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastics to mandate corporations to end dependence on single-use plastics. The call came following the release of the Philippine version of the 2020 Brand Audit Report [1], which found […]
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