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Dragofix<p>‘The ocean is spitting our rubbish back’: Italy’s museum of plastic pollution <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/italy-museum-of-plastic-pollution-faded-items-beaches-ocean" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/09/italy-museum-of-plastic-pollution-faded-items-beaches-ocean</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a></p>
Catherine Morris<p>UN <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a>: “More than 180 countries are…at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> in Geneva…to thrash out a landmark agreement…[to tackle] <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> — looking at the full life-cycle of plastic… The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) said it had counted 234…<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> industry lobbyists registered to attend the…negotiations. …CIEL's Rachel Radvany told AFP…[the companies] have "direct conflicts of interest with the goal of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a>."| France24 <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250808-oil-industry-presence-surges-at-un-plastic-talks-ngos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/live-news/2025</span><span class="invisible">0808-oil-industry-presence-surges-at-un-plastic-talks-ngos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/INC52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INC52</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Plastic credits offer a way for companies to offset their plastic waste by funding collection and recycling, but their effectiveness is debated. Critics warn of greenwashing and insufficient impact, while supporters see potential for accountability and funding cleanup. ♻️🌍 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> Read more: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/7/plastic-credits-a-false-solution-or-the-answer-to-global-plastic-waste" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/7/pl</span><span class="invisible">astic-credits-a-false-solution-or-the-answer-to-global-plastic-waste</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>More than Just Bottles: The Hidden Sources Fueling Plastic Pollution<br>We often point fingers at bottles and straws, but new findings show that synthetic clothing, tyres, paint, and everyday wear are shedding tiny plastic particles—microplastics that now contaminate our soil, air, and even human bodies. Scientists warn these less obvious sources may be even more serious than single-use waste.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EverydayWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EverydayWaste</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SustainableLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableLiving</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/plastic-pollution-bottles-straws-clothes-tyres-171130989.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.news.yahoo.com/plastic-poll</span><span class="invisible">ution-bottles-straws-clothes-tyres-171130989.html</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦<p>agent orange’s regime demands that the world continue expanding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> production</p><p>"We will not support impractical global approaches such as plastic production targets or bans and restrictions on plastic additives or plastic products — that will increase the costs of all plastic products that are used throughout our daily lives"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPoisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPoisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiodiversityLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityLoss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistAmeriKKKa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistAmeriKKKa</span></a> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/</span></a></p>
dallo<p>I am shocked. Shocked. Well not that shocked</p><p>‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows<br><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/maddening-proof-plastics-industry-knew-recycling-was-false-solution-in-1974-new-document-shows/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">desmog.com/2025/08/05/maddenin</span><span class="invisible">g-proof-plastics-industry-knew-recycling-was-false-solution-in-1974-new-document-shows/</span></a> via <a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/45676931" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.zip/post/45676931</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/CapitalismIsADeathCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsADeathCult</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/reduceReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reduceReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/ReduceRepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceRepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/PlasticRecyclingIsALie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticRecyclingIsALie</span></a></p>
Plastisphere Podcast<p>Guilt-free <a href="https://podcasts.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> thanks to plastic credits? </p><p>”Activists are concerned that the fossil fuel industry, which opposes the inclusion of binding limits on plastic production, will actively push for plastic offsets as well.“</p><p>Must-read if you care about <a href="https://podcasts.social/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.social/tags/plasticstreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticstreaty</span></a> <a href="https://podcasts.social/tags/inc52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inc52</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/new-global-market-for-plastic-credits-threatens-livelihoods-at-kenyan-dump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">desmog.com/2025/08/05/new-glob</span><span class="invisible">al-market-for-plastic-credits-threatens-livelihoods-at-kenyan-dump/</span></a></p>
michael<p>The Guardian view on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticPollution</span></a>: global action is desperately needed to deal with this scourge<br>Editorial<br>Delegates at UN treaty talks must not allow negotiations to be derailed again by fossil fuel interests</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/05/the-guardian-view-on-plastic-pollution-global-action-is-desperately-needed-to-deal-with-this-scourge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/05/the-guardian-view-on-plastic-pollution-global-action-is-desperately-needed-to-deal-with-this-scourge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilFuels</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Here is a pdf of the full article courtesy of Boston College:</p><p>The Lancet Countdown on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/top-tier/research/global-observatory/docs/Lancet%20CountdownHealth-Plastics.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/top-tie</span><span class="invisible">r/research/global-observatory/docs/Lancet%20CountdownHealth-Plastics.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“The principal driver of this crisis is accelerating growth in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> production—from 2 megatonnes (Mt) in 1950, to 475 Mt in 2022 that is projected to be 1200 Mt by 2060. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> has also worsened, &amp; 8000 Mt of plastic waste now pollute the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>. Less than 10% of plastic is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycled</span></a>. Yet, continued worsening of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>' harms is not inevitable.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> are a grave, growing, &amp; under-recognised danger to human &amp; planetary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a>. Plastics cause <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> from infancy to old age &amp; are responsible for health-related economic losses exceeding US$1.5 trillion annually. These impacts fall disproportionately upon <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AtRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtRisk</span></a> populations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>More</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> production is set to triple by 2060, fueled by petrochemical-producing countries.</p><p>A global “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsCrisis</span></a>” is costing governments &amp; taxpayers $1.5 trillion annually as they try to cope with escalating injuries, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> as the substance pollutes our land, seas &amp; bodies, acc/to a new report by leading <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> journal The Lancet.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01447-3/abstract" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thelancet.com/journals/lancet/</span><span class="invisible">article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01447-3/abstract</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Update</p><p>Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> negotiators have 10 days to craft a global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a>. Environmental advocates say reaching an agreement to cap production is key, but industry &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrostates</span></a> are pushing back.</p><p>Delegates from 184 countries met in Geneva Tuesday to resume negotiations in the last scheduled opportunity to halt the escalating plastic pollution crisis through a legally binding global agreement.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <br><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05082025/un-plastic-committee-resumes-negotiations-in-geneva/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/050</span><span class="invisible">82025/un-plastic-committee-resumes-negotiations-in-geneva/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>That’s similar to the views of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> industry, which says that a production cap could have unintended consequences, such as raising the cost of plastics, &amp; that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> are best regulated elsewhere.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> lead the global plastics trade by exports &amp; imports, according to the Plastics Industry Association.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept says it supports provisions to improve waste collection &amp; management, improve product design &amp; drive recycling, reuse &amp; other efforts to cut the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> dumped into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>.</p><p>“If the negotiations are to succeed, the agreement must be aimed at protecting the environment from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>, &amp; the agreement should recognize the importance <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> play in our economies,” the State Dept said in a statement to AP.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Some plastic-producing &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> countries firmly oppose production limits. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a>, the world’s largest exporter of one common type of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a>, has led that group in asserting there should be no problem producing plastic if the world addresses <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> doesn’t support global production caps or bans on certain plastic products or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> additives to them.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>About 300 businesses that are members of the Business Coalition for a Global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsTreaty</span></a> — companies such as Walmart, the Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, &amp; L’Oréal—support reducing production along with increasing recycling &amp; reuse. The coalition includes major food &amp; beverage companies &amp; retailers who want an effective, binding treaty with global rules to spare them the headaches of differing approaches in different countries.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen said the issues are complex but the crisis is “really spiraling” &amp; there’s a narrow pathway to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a>. She said many countries agree on redesigning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> products to be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycled</span></a> &amp; improving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> management, for example.</p><p>Between 19 million &amp; 23 million tons of plastic waste leak into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AquaticEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AquaticEcosystems</span></a> annually, that could jump 50% by 2040 without urgent action, according to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Nations to try again to confront world's 'spiraling' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p><p>Nations gather in Geneva Tues to try to complete a landmark <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a> aimed at ending the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> crisis that affects every <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> &amp; person on the planet.</p><p>It’s the 6th time negotiators are meeting &amp; they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, w/powerful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>-producing nations opposed; most plastic is made from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/plastic-pollution-treaty-negotiations-united-nations-geneva-615d096e211daa1593c7d0f16745f1ff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/plastic-pol</span><span class="invisible">lution-treaty-negotiations-united-nations-geneva-615d096e211daa1593c7d0f16745f1ff</span></a></p>
michael<p>31-Jul-2025<br>UN <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> Treaty: Will the negotiations in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geneva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geneva</span></a> finally achieve a breakthrough?<br>From 5 to 14 August, representatives from over 170 countries as well as from science, civil society and industry are meeting in Switzerland continuing the negotiations for a legally binding agreement to tackle the global <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticPollution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093195" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">093195</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>