On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed, spread over meetings in Peru, France, Kenya and
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Plastic pollution a global threat to human rights: UN
UN experts said on Thursday that the legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, now in the final phase of negotiation, must secure accountability in all stages of the plastic cycle. Ahead of the last scheduled session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Busan, South Korea, the experts issued a
Urgent global action Is needed to stop wave of plastic pollution
There is a growing wave of plastics, smothering our countryside and lapping at our shores. Studies have shown we are breathing microplastics, eating microplastics, drinking microplastics, and picking them up through skin contact. Evidence is mounting that they can pose a potential threat tofood safety and human health. Scientists have
US looking for innovative solutions to plastic pollution: Haas
Describing plastic pollution as both a local and global problem, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Monday laid emphasis on cooperation and collaboration to end the problem. "Stakeholder action is crucial, which is why we are here today, and our global success comes by working together," he said while speaking
Experts seek appropriate circular solutions to plastic pollution
Experts agree that African economies need to develop innovative approaches to deal with plastic production, which is set to double in 20 years – adversely impacting rural communities. They were speaking in Kigali, Rwanda, on the sidelines of the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF). As a result of current global efforts to
Plastics could acidify the ocean, study says
The trillions of pieces of plastic currently roving through the global ocean are known to be an assault on life. Turtles get tangled up in discarded plastic fishing nets. Whales open their mouths to eat and unwittingly fill their stomachs with shopping bags. Filter-feeding fish and other organisms gobble up
Six killed in Chawkbazar plastic factory fire
Global deal on plastic pollution is urgent: Speakers
Bangladesh is committed to supporting the Global Plastic Treaty in the upcoming United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin has said. The minister said this at a virtual policy dialogue organized by Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) on Saturday. The dialogue discussed the issues