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The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.
Members agreed that the treaty will be international in scope, legally binding, and should address the full life cycle of plastics, including its design, production, and disposal. [4] It has been argued that chemicals contained in plastics such as additives, processing aids, and unintentionally added substances need to be addressed, too. [16] [17]
Delegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution.
The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a network of international, independent scientific and technical experts on plastic pollution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They aim to provide scientific information to countries involved in the negotiations towards a global agreement to end plastic pollution . [ 1 ]
Plastic pollution is widely recognized as a critical global issue. It continues to overwhelm waste management systems, flooding plastic into our oceans, soil, air, and food chains, and raises ...
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; International Tropical Timber Agreement (expired), 1983; International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), Geneva, 1994; Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution, Kuwait, 1978; Kyoto Protocol - greenhouse gas ...
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment ...
Stewart Harris, an industry spokesperson with the International Council of Chemical Associations, said the members want a treaty that focuses on recycling plastic and reuse, sometimes referred to ...