Will the United Nations Global Treaty be a solution for plastics pollution?
by Jianhong Hu at 11:52 in Emerging, Environmental, Circular Economy under Environmental
The United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) will host the fifth session for global leaders from 193 Member States to share best practices for sustainability from 28 February – 2 March 2022. On the theme of 'Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals', all Member States and stakeholders were asked for comments and i...
Plastic waste to be regulated under Basel Convention
by Ellen Thornton at 13:52 in Content, Emerging, Environmental, Packaging under Environmental
On 10th May in Geneva, at the 14th meeting of the conference of parties to the Basel Convention, Governments agreed on landmark decisions to protect people and the environment from hazardous chemicals and waste, including plastic waste. Approximately 180 governments made the decision to amend the Basel Convention to include plastic waste in a legally bin...
