8 innovations that are helping to fight plastic pollution | World
This week, eight new innovators are joining the network that is paving the way to tackle plastic pollution. They will receive support through visibility on social media and leveraging the network of the Global Plastic Action Partnership to scale impact. Innovations that are fighting plastic pollution
Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution,...
Why Peru is reviving a pre-Incan technology for water - BBC Future
In 2018, Global Affairs Canada and the United States Agency for International Development pledged to invest $27.5m (19.6m) over five years to help Peru get its innovative programme off the...
Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme...
Stop plastic pollution! - Greenpeace International
A strong global plastics treaty will keep oil and gas used to produce plastic in the ground and stop big polluters with their relentless plastic production. A strong plastics treaty will deliver a cleaner, safer planet for us and for future generations. changing the way corporations deliver products to people with focus on refill and reuse;
- Is Peru tackling plastic pollution?
- After almost a year of continuous debate, Peru has joined the global fight against plastic pollution. In a unanimous vote earlier this month, Peru’s Congress approved an ambitious national law to discourage and significantly reduce single-use plastics.
- What does Peru's new plastic law mean for the environment?
- In a unanimous vote earlier this month, Peru’s Congress approved an ambitious national law to discourage and significantly reduce single-use plastics. The new legislation regulates the consumption and production of disposables, such as plastic bags, straws, expanded polystyrene packages and plastic tableware.
- Can UNEA end plastic pollution?
- After two years of negotiations on an instrument to end plastic pollution, kickstarted by UNEA resolution 5/14, we are approaching what we hope will be a definitive end to the process – the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, or INC-5.2. These negotiations have not been easy. Then again, negotiations never are.
- Why do we need a new plastic law in Peru?
- Our team in Peru is thrilled with the new law as an excellent starting point, to educate consumers and the private sector, and inspire immediate progressive action to reduce plastic consumption. This is just a stepping stone in the long journey to a future of healthy oceans.
- What is Peru doing with plastic?
- With this law, Peru is doing away with common disposable items, such as plastic straws, foam packaging and plastic tableware. It is anticipating getting rid of plastic bags entirely within three years by placing a tax on them. It will also ensure that plastic bottles are at least 15 percent recyclable within the next three years.
- What is loop doing to reduce plastic pollution?
- L.O.O.P. is targeting plastic pollution by creating a market for products made from recycled plastic waste (upcycled PET). L.O.O.P.’s value chain is transforming over a million PET plastic bottles into rPET fabric, which can be made into tote bags and sold as merchandising to corporations.
