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Deja el Plastico (Ditch the Plastic) is aimed at reducing plastic pollution in California; its efforts helped lead to the passage of the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags in 2016.
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 ...
Countries most at risk from plastic pollution rejected a watered-down proposal in the final hours, forcing negotiators to agree to reconvene next year. “We did not accept a weak treaty here, and ...
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, London, 1954, 1962, 1969; International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), Washington, 1946; International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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 ]
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.
Each day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
Clean Water Act 2005 (Ontario) Clean Water Act (Ontario) Environmental Assessment Act (Ontario) Environmental Bill of Rights; Environmental Protection Act (Ontario) Forestry Act (Ontario) Green Energy Act (Ontario) Nutrient Management Act (Ontario) Ontario Water Resources Act; Pesticides Act (Ontario) Safe Drinking Water Act; Toxics Reduction ...