‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

Looking forward to the new #PlasticsInc book by @bethgardiner.bsky.social -- she packs so much into this one interview: #plastics have been deliberately, cynically foisted upon society by the #fossilfuel industry as a way to profit off their byproducts. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plastics Treaty | State of Play and Priorities for an Ambitious Outcome This event organized within the framework of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues will provide an overview on where we stand after the first part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental N...

What are the priorities and key challenges to create an ambitious #plasticstreaty?

On 27 February, the @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org hosts a panel on where we stand as stakeholders prepare for the resumed session of the final negotiating meeting of the #plasticsINC

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POPlite | Break Free From Plastic Daily summary of the fifth round of #PlasticsTreaty Negotiations (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea on November 25 - December 1, 2024.

The second day of #INC5 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty was spent negotiating in contact groups. Check out #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ & lows ❌ as well as the key stories from today on our website:

www.breakfreefromplastic.org/poplite/

#BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticsINC

Dear @UNEP IT folks broadcasting the mtg via YouTube, and all those reporting out from #plasticstreaty #INC1 #plasticsINC, so appreciate the chance to "listen in" and learn from afar. Very grateful. Hang in -- another long day/night. @ciel @IISD_ENB @brkfreeplastic @ToxicsFree

"The plastics treaty is a global public health treaty." @leotrasande's powerful intervention for @TheEndoSociety -- transcribing the WHOLE THING now. #PlasticsTreaty #inc1 #plasticsinc

"What needs to be cleaned up is [plastic] production itself." via @washingtonpost #INC1 #PlasticsTreaty #plasticsINC

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