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Apr 16, 2024 · Plastics and Health at a Glance. Humans are exposed to a large variety of toxic chemicals and microplastics through inhalation, ingestion, and direct skin contact, all along the plastic lifecycle. According to WWF, an average person could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week.
Apr 23, 2024 · In March 2022, 175 nations agreed to make the first legally-binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024. It’s an extremely short timeline for negotiations,...
May 1, 2024 · Updated 6:06 PM PDT, April 30, 2024. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings. Coming into Ottawa, many feared the effort would stall to craft the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Plastics. Erin Simon. At the conclusion of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, WWF issued the following statement from Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste and business: "The pressure was on at INC-4 for countries ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Erin Simon is vice president and head of plastic waste and business at WWF. Spring had just started to stick when I left my home in Richmond, Va., and headed north to Ottawa, Canada for the fourth round of negotiations for a UN Treaty to End Plastic Pollution, known as INC-4. Maybe it was the warm weather and the blooming flowers I left behind ...
Apr 24, 2024 · World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks | Plastics | The Guardian. People take part in an anti-plastic demonstration in Ottawa, Canada, where...
Apr 23, 2024 · So, to stop plastic pollution, we need to start at the start and end at the end. This means crafting an instrument that ensures we use fewer virgin materials and less problematic plastic. That we avoid exposure to harmful chemicals.
