The global waste management sector has witnessed significant transformations over the last decade. Industries and municipalities are increasingly turning to innovative strategies to handle surplus materials. For more info click here #wastetrade www.wastetrade.com
From microplastics in the air to rivers classified as “unsuitable for any use,” the evidence is clear: plastic waste dumping is poisoning people and ecosystems in silence.
#WasteTrade #BreakFreeFromPlastic
What does the global plastic waste trade really cost?
New peer-reviewed research from EOHS in Banting, Malaysia exposes the toxic reality behind so-called “recycling.”
📢 Click through the images to learn more. 🧵👇
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The European Commission is proposing to “simplify” environmental rules including those that govern waste trade, protect vulnerable ecosystems and drive a circular economy.
Read more about it here: https://loom.ly/x-Rr0fU
#plasticpollution #simplification #circulareconomy #wastetrade
SiPeng with @C4Center speaks about the need for the #PlasticsTreaty to cover #wastetrade provisions that are not covered under the #BaselConvention and better text to protect #wastepickers -
📍@GAIAnoburn #INC52 press conference
High income countries often export low value plastic waste to lower income countries for further treatment, disposal, or recycling. From toxic leakages to disproportionately burdening global south countries, #WasteTrade has long been damaging environments & communities
👕 Markets in Ghana and rivers in Kenya are flooded with Europe’s addiction to fast fashion under the banner of charity to African communities.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #textilewaste #wastetrade #fastfashion
The global trade in used textiles is just one example of Europe’s excessive contribution to global overconsumption.
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
From 28th April to 9th May, the Basel COP-17 took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The sound management of chemicals and wastes was discussed in depth. Here are some insights from #BreakFreeFromPlastic members present at the event.
#COP17 #WasteTrade
EU & UK HAC members talk big on ending #PlasticPollution yet in Dec 2024 alone, Germany sent 12.7M kg of plastic to Türkiye. Total EU exports hit 47M kg/month (Nov). UK: 6M kg/month (Jan 2025). Türkiye isn’t Europe's landfill. Hypocrisy must end. #stopwastecolonialism
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A UN study shows 1 in 20 items in global supply chains is plastic, harming both people and the planet. The waste trade exports plastic, fueling pollution and environmental damage. We must reduce plastic production.
#PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
A recent UN report reveals 1 in 20 items in global supply chains is plastic, harming people and the planet. The waste trade exports plastic, causing pollution and environmental damage. It’s time to reduce plastic production. #PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
Voices championing environmental protection, justice, & crime prevention. Work in progress—let me know if I’ve missed someone! 🌊 🌳 🐆🦜🦈 🐚🦎
#EnvironmentalCrime #EnvironmentalJustice #IUUfishing #TimberTrafficking #WildlifeJustice #WasteTrade #PlasticPollution #ClimateSecurity
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🚨 Thailand is in a race against time to prevent the arrival of around 100 containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania which could pose serious environmental and health risks.
Read the story via Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#wastetrade #wastecolonialism
As the week ends, here are some videos and new reports to check out from the month of May. 🎥 📚
Learn and share! 🧵👇
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🎬🇻🇳 [Watch] The Direction for Imported Plastic Waste. BFFP-AP member Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance partnered with Vietnam Television (VTV) for this documentary "The Direction for Imported Plastic Waste."
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#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteColonialism #WasteTrade
EU Environment Ministers are meeting soon to decide their position on a new law on plastic waste shipments. Please SIGN and SHARE:Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic
#WasteTrade #WasteShipment #BaselConvention #CircularEconomy #EndWasteColo
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So much EU plastic waste is shipped to Turkey and Southeast Asia for recycling, causing severe health and environmental problems for workers and local communities. Now the EU is considering an export ban on our plastic waste! #WasteTrade Sign now: ...
Ein Großteil der EU-Plastikabfälle landet zum Recycling in der Türkei und Südostasien, mit schwerwiegenden Folgen für Umwelt und Gesundheit der Betroffenen vor Ort. Die EU erwägt ein Exportverbot für unseren Plastikmüll! #WasteTrade #WasteShipment https://t.co/mj2qzGJSw1
