Plastic Pollution

Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Striking blue waters, lush jungles, and pristine beaches make it a paradise. It’s also home to other unique inhabitants, such as sea turtles, dolphins, and… plastics?  According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa,…

ITHACA, N.Y. - Feb. 12, 2025 - PRLog -- Grassroots organization Zero Waste Ithaca (ZWI) has filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and the City of Ithaca for violating the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR). The lawsuit challenges the approval of synthetic turf fields, which pose significant…

NSW Gov Three pioneering projects have been awarded $1.25 million by the NSW Government to tackle plastic pollution through innovative and impactful solutions. Previous governments left Greater Sydney on the brink of a waste crisis. Without new waste and recycling solutions, Greater Sydney's landfill capacity will be exhausted by 2030.…

Marine scientists and policy experts from nine international research and conservation institutions share their list of the top ocean news stories from 2024. Hopeful developments this past year include advancing innovations in mapping technologies, legal strategies and financial instruments to protect the ocean and greater inclusion of Indigenous peoples and…

The Green-Skill Schools Challenge, a flagship event of Seven-Up Bottling Company’s (SBC) Sustainability Week, empowered students across Lagos State with innovative skills and cash prizes to tackle plastic pollution and The post Students equipped with skills, cash prizes to combat plastic pollution appeared first on The Nation Newspaper...Read More

In 2022, U.N. negotiators set a timetable to finalize a global plastics treaty by the end of 2024. That hope was dashed on Dec. 1 at the United Nations summit in Busan, South Korea, as a few oil petrostates and plastic-producing nations (seeking a voluntary treaty focused on waste reduction)…

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday, December 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025. Negotiations foundered over a cap…

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Talks to create a UN treaty to end plastics pollution adjourned Monday morning without reaching a conclusion. The talks, which took place in Busan, South Korea, aimed to develop an international binding agreement on plastic pollution, addressing the full lifecycle of plastic. They will resume next year. What were the…

The talks' chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso said more time was needed for negotiations. Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP Source: AFP The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed to reach a deal, blaming a "small group" of countries and…