Getting to Yes on the Plastics Agreement: Time for More Plasticity?

Getting to Yes on the Plastics Agreement: Time for More Plasticity?

In response to the growing problem of plastic pollution, the United Nations Environment Assembly launched negotiations in 2022 to draft a treaty to “end plastic pollution.” But three years and five rounds of negotiations later, agreement remains elusive. The negotiations were supposed to conclude late last year in Busan, South Korea, but the meeting ended without resolving key issues. Negotiators remain far apart not only on how to address matte…

Media should highlight dangers plastics pose to human health

Thursday, June 5, was World Environment Day, with ‘Ending plastic pollution’ as the theme. The day attracted little media attention, but the theme’s importance in the wake of the massive plastic menace, globally and locally, still provides media great potential for stories on environmental and health journalism. KBC Digital reported Centre for Environment Justice and Development executive director Griffins Ochieng’ as saying that ” we are challe…

DENR: More Infrastructure Needed To Curb Plastic Pollution

The country needs more infrastructure for segregation, recovery, and recycling to properly address the growing plastic waste problem, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Thursday. “We need more support, public funds, and private sector’s resources and technical capacity to cover whole waste management services at the local government (LGU) level,” DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said during the Environment a…