US EditionCar Tires Are Polluting the Environment and Killing Salmon. A Global Plastics Treaty Could Help
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, JUL 29 – More than 100 countries back a legally binding treaty aiming to significantly reduce plastic production and protect health and ecosystems, say WWF and 60+ global experts.
- Next week, delegates from around the world will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from August 5-14 to discuss a legally binding plastics treaty, and WWF called on governments to explore all pathways toward this agreement.
- Amid split between over 100 nations seeking production caps and several oil-producing countries only targeting waste, delegates failed to reach agreement in Busan, South Korea, last November.
- At least 600 global civil society organisations have signed a manifesto, and more than 60 global experts issued open letters supporting an ambitious, legally binding UN plastics treaty.
- Stakeholders are tracking potential movement on extended producer responsibility models and production limits, which will influence recycling supply chains and brand packaging decisions, said speakers.
- With the final round at INC-5.2, the authors warn this is the world’s last chance for a transformative plastics treaty but must avoid 'techno-fixes' and voluntary commitments.
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Phys.orgCar tires are polluting the environment and killing salmon. A global plastics treaty could help
In the 1990s, scientists restoring streams around Seattle, Wash., noticed that returning coho salmon were dying after rainstorms. The effects were immediate: the fish swam in circles, gasping at the surface, then died in a few hours. Over the next several decades, researchers chipped away at the problem until in 2020 they discovered the culprit: a chemical called 6PPD-quinone that forms when its parent compound, a tire additive called 6PPD, reac…
The excessive dependence of humans on plastics has led to an exponential increase in waste from this material. The problem is that waste accumulated in the oceans and rivers is endangering our own existence and that of future generations. Plastics already affect the health of living beings by nano and microplastics. It is necessary to minimize their impact and this is a unique opportunity to achieve it, as long as it puts the good of the planet …
'Floods are the symptom': Groups urge DENR to push for ambitious plastics treaty
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made an environmental issue front and center in his fourth State of the Nation Address: flooding. Environmental groups took the opportunity to call on the Philippine government, specifically the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to advocate for an ambitious plastics treaty on the world stage that will cut plastic production. The DENR leads the Philippine delegation in the ne…
Representatives of governments from around the world will meet from 5 to 14 August in Geneva to resume negotiations on the global plastic treaty.
Leading organisations call for legally-binding global plastic treaty
Ahead of the final global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), leading researchers and charities are calling on countries to agree legally-binding commitments. Next week, governments from around the world will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, for what is scheduled to be the final round of global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2). Countries failed to reach an agreement on tackling plastic pollution last year at what was sup…
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