Global plastic trade 40% bigger than previously thought, study finds→
/Drawing on a powerful new database that tracks and traces the plastic life cycle, UNCTAD shows where countries can apply trade policy pressure to reduce pollution.
Read MoreThink all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean→
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We all know it's wrong to toss your rubbish into the ocean or another natural place. But it might surprise you to learn some plastic waste ends up in the environment, even when we thought it was being recycled.
Read MoreCampaigners urge EU crack down on illegal waste exports from Italy to Tunisia→
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Environmental groups have called for the intervention of the European Commission after an Italian company was caught illegally dumping municipal waste in Tunisia, with the government in Rome failing to take action.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Turkey ban 'could lead to plastic waste stockpiling in the UK'→
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Stringent restrictions imposed by Turkey on plastic waste imports are leading to “widespread confusion” in the waste sector and could lead to the stockpiling of poor quality mixed plastics in the UK, ENDS has been told.
Read MoreGetting rid of plastic packaging: new guidelines for business→
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The age of excess packaging is coming to an end and businesses need to get with the programme, according to a new report released on Thursday.
Read MoreCompany accused of plastic pollution agrees to pay SC nonprofits $1M in settlement→
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In one of the largest settlements of its kind in recent S.C. history, a company accused by authorities of polluting the ocean with plastic agreed Wednesday to pay $1 million to the two Charleston-based environmental nonprofits that had been suing it.
Read MoreDéchets importés d’Italie : Des ONGs tunisiennes et internationales font pression pour un retour imminent des déchets au pays d’origine→
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Le Réseau Tunisie Verte et 8 ONGs internationales se sont associés pour exiger le retour immédiat de 282 conteneurs remplis de déchets municipaux mixtes qui ont été illégalement exportés de la région italienne de Campanie vers le port de Sousse en Tunisie entre mai et juillet 2020.
Read MorePACE Releases Guidance for Circular Economy Transition in Five Sectors→
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The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) Secretariat has released five publications that outline how the electronics, textiles, food, plastics, and capital equipment sectors can increase their circularity. Comprising the ‘Circular Economy Action Agenda,’ the reports serve as a rallying call for businesses, governments, researchers, consumers, and civil society to work together.
Read MoreThink all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean→
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(MENAFN - The Conversation) We all know it's wrong to toss your rubbish into the ocean or another natural place. But it might surprise you to learn some plastic waste ends up in the environment, even when we thought it was being recycled.
Read MoreItalian Company Caught Illegally Dumping Plastic and other Municipal Waste in Tunisia→
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International, European, Italian and Tunisian environmental groups have joined in demanding the immediate return of 282 containers full of mixed municipal waste that were illegally exported from Italy’s Campania region to the Port of Sousse in Tunisia between May and July 2020.
Read MoreGroups eye shipping industry for Basel enforcement→
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Activists have contacted the world’s largest shipping lines, asking them to stop carrying loads that violate new Basel Convention regulations covering the global scrap plastic trade.
Read MoreWatchdog challenges shipping lines to curb illegal waste exports→
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A total of 52 organisations from all over the world have called upon major shipping lines to prove their corporate responsibility commitments by no longer transporting plastic waste from industrialised countries to developing countries that are ‘ill-equipped to handle it in an environmentally sound manner’.
Read MoreKenya Still at Risk Despite UN Plastics Nod: Greenpeace→
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In the lead up to the UN summit being held in Nairobi, UNEP has named Kenya as an emerging leader in the fight against plastic pollution and among the first countries in East Africa to sign the Clean Seas initiative. Responding to these developments, Greenpeace Africa senior Political Advisor Fredrick Njehu has said:
Read MoreActivists Ask Shipping Lines to Stop Exporting Plastic Waste to Developing Countries→
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Environmental and social activists around the world have called upon major shipping lines to prove their corporate responsibility commitments by no longer transporting plastic wastes from rich industrialized countries to countries that are ill-equipped to handle it in an environmentally sound manner.
Read MoreAssemblywoman Gonzalez Authors Bill to Ensure California’s Plastic Waste Exports are Truly Recyclable→
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A loophole in state law allows California to deem exported plastic waste as recyclable even as these products are landfilled, burned, or dumped in the country they’re shipped to. Today, California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation Assembly Bill 881 to make sure only truly recyclable plastic waste exports count toward the state’s recycling goals.
Read MoreUK will Allow Exports of Mixed and Dirty Plastic Wastes to Developing Countries Despite EU Ban→
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In the wake of the European Union reminding the world that as of January 1 they will not allow the export of mixed and contaminated plastic waste to developing countries, it has been confirmed that the UK will not adopt such a prohibition post-Brexit and will adopt a far weaker stance with respect to human rights and environmental protection.
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Read MoreDespite the recycling success, SF’s zero waste goal remains elusive→
/A recent investigation into what happens to San Francisco’s recycling brought largely positive news: 81 percent of what residents deposit into their blue bins is recycled. That rate is among the highest in the nation. But the bigger picture of waste disposal in San Francisco is not so rosy. The city is far from reaching its ultimate goal of zero waste — and officials say it may never get there if manufacturers don’t change their ways.
Read MorePlastic waste sent from EU to Turkey increased by almost 200 times→
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The amount of plastic waste sent from European Union countries to be processed in Turkey increased 173-fold since 2004, news website Diken reported on Friday.
Read MorePlastic Waste Poisons Indonesia’s Food Chain→
/(Gothenburg, Sweden): Highly toxic chemicals, posing dire risks to human health, have been found in dangerous concentrations in free-range chicken eggs in Indonesian communities where plastic waste accumulates.
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After several instances of Canadian plastic waste turning up overseas, Marketplace wanted to track the lifecycle of Canadian plastic. So we bought bales of film plastic ready for recycling, hid trackers inside them, and then re-inserted the plastic back into the recycling stream in British Columbia. (Eric Szeto/CBC)
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