The President of the Association of Scraps and Waste Pickers of Lagos, Mr Friday Okuh, made the call at an event on Saturday ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually — most of it non-recyclable — solutions require systemic transformation driven by bold leadership, private-sector innovation and dynamic ...

Reuse and refill systems, which are severely underfunded compared to downstream solutions like recycling and recovery, need to be prioritised to end plastic pollution, say experts at a United Nations ...

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil ...

With INC-5 falling short at the finish line, another meeting to conclude negotiations of a comprehensive and impactful global treaty on plastic pollution will be scheduled in 2025. Key proposals ...

With just a week before negotiations begin on a global treaty on plastic waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution ...

and representatives of the countries most impacted by plastic pollution. The Chair must build a transparent negotiations structure that ensures mandated civil society participation, and creates the ...

The declaration came in July, just a few months before negotiators met in South Korea to try to finish crafting a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. Talks resume this year.