GREUBE HUMAINEJul 12, 2025

Plastic waste colonialism is fuelling injustice for African communities.

Joyce’s story is not an exception. It is the reality of too many African women whose lives are being shaped, and shortened, by a crisis they did not create.

#GlobalPlasticTreaty
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/76503/ending-plastic-pollution-in-africa-a-matter-of-justice-for-african-women-and-communities/

Ending plastic pollution in Africa: a matter of justice for African women and communities - Greenpeace International

In Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, Joyce, a young mother rises each day not to farm her land or build her dream, but to scavenge through plastic waste to sell and feed her children.

Greenpeace International
Greenpeace InternationalMay 26, 2025

This is about the human cost of plastic.

They work in the shadows of toxic dumpsites, sorting through the world’s waste - but no one sees them.

Greenpeace Africa's new documentary gives waste pickers the spotlight they’ve always deserved.

Watch it on https://bit.ly/4jjl7J6

Share it. Change the story.

#WastePickersVoices #GlobalPlasticTreaty

Nirere SadrachAug 23, 2024

Why the Global Plastics Treaty Matters: A case for Uganda.

Discover why the #globalplastictreaty is a game-changer for Uganda and how we can end plastic pollution with collective efforts.

https://www.no-burn.org/why-the-global-plastics-treaty-matters-a-case-for-uganda/

Why the Global Plastics Treaty Matters: A Case for Uganda. - GAIA

Op-ed by Nirere Sadrach, End Plastic Pollution, Uganda. Plastics were welcomed as wonder materials believed to ease life with cheaper, convenient and flexible materials to use. However, plastics have managed to outpace our control and have colonized our day to day lives and became an increasing threat worldwide. Plastic pollution has caused the most visible

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SustGenerationApr 22, 2024

Today is global #earthday. while #clicktivism, as signing petition, can only be a starting point for meaningful #activism, it's an impotant step to advocate in favor of overdue #change. Help with signing the petition for a #globalplastictreaty.

https://action.earthday.org/global-plastics-treaty

Global Plastics Treaty

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SustGenerationApr 22, 2024

Heute ist weltweiter #Earthday. #Clicktivism, wie das Unterschreiben von E-Petitionen, kann ein Anfang für #Aktivismus sein, welcher für längst überfällige #Veränderung eintritt. Es kann so einfach sein. Unterstützt jetzt ein #globalplastictreaty.

https://buff.ly/3Ts825J

Global Plastics Treaty

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Jean-Louis PirauxNov 30, 2023
Suite à la publication par l'Agence européenne des produits chimiques (ECHA, en anglais) sur le PVC, plus de 60 ONG environnementales demandent à la Commission européenne d'éliminer progressivement le PVC d'ici à 2030. Elles demandent également à la Commission européenne et à ses États membres d'exiger une interdiction mondiale du PVC dans le cadre du nouveau traité mondial sur les plastiques.
#PVC #ECHA #santé #GlobalPlasticTreaty
https://eeb.org/echa-report-confirms-that-regulatory-action-is-needed-on-pvc-and-its-additives/
ECHA report confirms that regulatory action is needed on PVC and its additives

NGOs call on the European Commission to phase-out PVC by 2030 Civil society organisations welcome the publication of the investigation report on PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and its additives by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The findings clearly indicate environmental damage and harm to health from some substan ...

EU EnvironmentJun 6, 2023

RT @florikafink: Very happy to celebrate with @UNEP_Europe tonight at #GrandPlace #WorldEnviromentDay2023

We have a collective responsibility to act, to turn plastic pollution into new #CircularEconomy opportunities.

The future #GlobalPlasticTreaty will help the World to deliver 🌍 https://t.co/PhElkV5VKN

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1665978500493262848

Florika Fink-Hooijer🇪🇺 on Twitter

“Very happy to celebrate with @UNEP_Europe tonight at #GrandPlace #WorldEnviromentDay2023 We have a collective responsibility to act, to turn plastic pollution into new #CircularEconomy opportunities. The future #GlobalPlasticTreaty will help the World to deliver 🌍”

Twitter
KevinTConnorNov 30, 2022

As the #UN negotiates a historic #GlobalPlasticTreaty, they need to remember that addressing the #PlasticCrisis also addresses the #ClimateCrisis.

According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law,
“By 2050, plastic production and incineration could emit 2.8 gigatons of CO2 per year, releasing as many emissions as 615 five-hundred-megawatt coal plants.” https://t.co/K5qgAcGRLk

The world can’t recycle its way out of the plastics crisis

The International Energy Agency projects that by 2050, more than half of all oil and gas will be used to make plastics and petrochemicals. This has enormous climate impacts.

The Boston Globe
KevinTConnorNov 23, 2022
Reporting from Nature ahead of #plastic treaty negotiations next week in Uruguay. While we know the US is the top contributor to plastic pollluting the #ocean, there is still a need for more research to better inform the #GlobalPlasticTreaty negotiations. Here is a juicy/scary quote: "By 2060, plastic waste could triple from 2019 levels, and carbon emissions from the full life cycle of plastics are expected to more than double" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03793-3
Plastics tsunami: Can a landmark treaty stop waste from choking the oceans?

As nations meet this week to negotiate an agreement on plastics pollution, researchers warn that a lack of information will make it hard to enforce any agreement.

Sedat GündoğduNov 3, 2022

RT @[email protected]

#HappeningToday
03 Nov 2022 | 14:00-15:00 Indonesia | 07:00 GMT

Our panel will discuss the harms caused by plastic waste exports across southeast Asian countries, especially relevant in the run-up to the #GlobalPlasticTreaty.

Join us online: http://bit.ly/MBonWasteTrade

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/brkfreeplastic/status/1587988161229103107

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BFFP X AZWI Press Briefing on Waste Trade. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BFFP X AZWI Press Briefing on Waste Trade. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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