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Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early Tuesday in Canada. For the first time in the process, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty. Delegates and observers at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution called it a welcome sign that talk shifted from ideas to treaty language at this fourth of five scheduled meetings. Most contentious is the idea of limiting how much plastic is manufactured. That remains in the text despite strong objections from plastic-producing countr...
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The simple idea of pinpointing an annual date when humans can no longer properly manage plastic waste was first marked in 2023. Plastic Overshoot Day provided a moment to reflect upon the challenge laid before us. Since the launch of last year’s report and overshoot day, we have had INC2 negotiations in Paris; INC3 in Nairobi, and the published drafts of a Global Plastic Treaty that many hope can be the vehicle for change. But despite these steps forward, it often seems that we are stuck in a cycle of single-use plastic dependency. Whilst policy has been mooted, schemes devised and initiatives...
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National diplomats have endorsed a new European law on packaging waste, including provisions that would hold overseas producers to EU environmental standards on plastic recycling at the risk of losing market access. European Commission trade officials had taken the unusual step of lobbying governments directly to reject a so-called mirror clause in the draft law, warning of a serious potential impact on international commerce and diplomatic complications. To do so would have meant the EU Council reneging on the political agreement struck earlier this month with the European Parliament, possibl...
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There is a strong chance a new law designed to reduce the huge volumes of packaging that end up in landfill or incinerators could be blocked on Friday, according to several well-placed sources, despite a political agreement between the European Parliament and EU governments earlier this month. The EU’s legislative bodies agreed this month the text of a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in back-room talks mediated by the European Commission, a forum known in Brussels as a trilogue. Official adoption should now be a formality, but the European Commission has refused to sign off...
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Microplastics have been linked to heart attacks, fertility issues and cancer - and they’re found everywhere from clouds to our bloodstreams. These tiny plastic particles come from larger plastics that have broken down, with synthetic clothing a key culprit. Humans consume up to 52,000 microplastic particles per year, according to a 2019 study by scientists in Canada. While the particles are pervasive in the environment, there are important and simple ways you can reduce their presence in your home - starting with your laundry. Why you should reduce microfibre pollution in your laundryWhen you ...
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How do microplastics and the even smaller nanoplastics impact the heart? That's the question asked by a small Italian study that found that these tiny plastic particles, mostly invisible nanoparticles, were in the artery plaque of study participants. The researchers analysed 257 people who had surgery to clear blocked blood vessels, looking at the fatty buildup in their carotid arteries which supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. Microplastics ingested by humans can be found in every organ including the brain, new study findsUsing two methods, they found evidence of nanoplastics in the pl...
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Fast-food restaurants will no longer be able to serve food and drink in-house in throwaway plastic wrappers and cups, but lawmakers have agreed after months of negotiation that the use of paper and other materials can continue, significantly watering down a European Commission proposal for a total ban. The restriction is part of a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), agreed in back-room talks between MEPs and government negotiators on Monday (4 March) evening, which sets a concrete target for a 5% cut by 2030 in the annual volume of packaging waste generated in the EU, currentl...
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The world’s top environmental decision-making body is meeting in Kenya's capital on Monday to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. The meeting in Nairobi is the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, and governments, civil society groups, scientists and the private sector are attending. “None of us live on an island. We live on planet Earth, and we are all connected,” Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, which is leading the process, told The Associated P...
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