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NYU doc wants "chemicals of concern" out of plastic products
During last week's "The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials" event, environmental sustainability and health…
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UN plastic treaty talks were not a failure, experts say at Newsweek panel
On the heels of global negotiations over a plastic waste treaty, Newsweek Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor Jeff Young…
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Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of…
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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in…
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Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the…
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'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the world
Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. Negotiators…
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World leaders seek binding plastic pact
“We are choking on plastic,” declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing a panel of international negotiators in Cali,…