Plastic Pollution

Diplomats from 184 countries have kicked off what is billed as the final round of negotiations aimed at securing a global UN pact to prevent the world from “drowning in plastic pollution”. Over the next ten days in Geneva, Switzerland, they will be trying to thrash out a legally binding…

Nearly 180 countries, including Australia, have kicked off 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution. "We are facing a global crisis," Ecuadoran diplomat Luis Vayas Valdivieso, who is chairing the talks process, said at the start of 10…

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Heather McTeer Toney is the Executive Director of the Beyond Petrochemicals campaign, which aims to halt the expansion of the petrochemical industry. I grew up in the Black church, where silence never lasted long. Sooner or later, someone would feel that Holy Ghost nudge, that moment when your heart pounds,…

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy published in The Lancet reviews the current evidence on how plastics—including microplastics and plastic chemicals—impact…

The global plastics trade has more than doubled in value over the past two decades, reaching an estimated $1.13 trillion in 2023. This is according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled “Global Trade Update (August 2025): Mobilising Trade to Curb Plastic…

A wild elephant rummages near an electric fence through garbage dumped at an open ground in the village of Digampathana in north-central Sri Lanka. — AFP pic Enjoy 4.0% p.a. fixed returns with Versa starting August 2025 (New users only). Cash in RM100 & get RM10 FREE with code VERSAMM10!…

Historically, most United Nations agreements have been reached by consensus. But based on recent events, this no longer seems likely for achieving a fully effective global treaty on plastic pollution, according to many analysts. The fifth resumed session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2) will take place…

USC researchers have created a biodegradable, ocean-safe plastic alternative from seashell minerals and citric acid polymers, offering a promising new solution to marine pollution. Credit: Shutterstock USC biomedical engineers have developed a novel, ocean-safe biocompatible material that eliminates the risk of microplastic pollution. Plastic pollution continues to pose a major…