Dr. Melanie BergmannMar 4
🤞„Delegates from key nations wrapped up 3 days of informal discussions in Tokyo on Tuesday, describing the sessions as constructive steps toward reviving a stalled global agreement on #plastic pollution.“ #PlasticsTreaty
https://ticotimes.net/2026/03/03/nations-revive-plastic-treaty-hopes-after-tokyo-talks-signal-progress
Nations Revive Plastic Treaty Hopes After Tokyo Talks Signal Progress : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate

Understand how informal talks on the Plastics Treaty signal a potential revival in global efforts to mitigate plastic pollution.

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Center for International Environmental LawFeb 26
The latest round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations concluded with a new Chair. Our new brief examines where the treaty text stands and whether the oft-cited “start-and-strengthen” approach, where a treaty is strengthened over time, can work. Read the analysis ↓ bit.ly/4qZ5ydB
Robb Edwards 🌱Feb 24
Join me in support of a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic production and use so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. #BreakFreeFromPlastic act.gp/3G0t34p

Let’s end the age of plastic! ...
Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International

Support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic.

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Show threadGreenpeace InternationalFeb 24

Plastic packaged ready meals are a warning sign of a much bigger problem.

We need a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic production, eliminates toxic chemicals, and protects people’s health, not corporate profit.

Tell your government you want them to back it:

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/lets-end-the-age-of-plastic/

#PlasticsTreaty #microplastics #food #health

Greenpeace InternationalFeb 24

NEW REPORT: Heating plastic packaged ready meals and takeaways can release hundreds of thousands of micro and nanoplastic particles, plus a cocktail of toxic chemicals, straight into our food.

A new Greenpeace International review of scientific studies shows why this is a looming public health emergency.

Read more:

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/81649/reheating-plastic-food-containers-what-science-says-about-microplastics-chemicals-ready-meals/

#PlasticsTreaty #microplastics #food #health

Plastisphere PodcastFeb 23

New episode!

It's 2026, and we still don't have a #plasticstreaty.

After the failed round of negotiations last summer in Geneva, some strange insights emerged:

A mysterious midnight meeting took place and it was all about the Chair… 🪑

Hear more:

https://m.soundcloud.com/plastisphere-podcast/plasticstreaty_mysterious_meeting

How [Not] To Make A Plastics Treaty - The Mysterious Midnight Meeting

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Dr. Melanie BergmannFeb 7
🎉 After 8 hours, a new INC chair for the global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations has been elected in two secret ballots: Julio Cordano from Chile! Congratulations!
🙏 Thanks to Johanna Lissinger-Peitz (Sweden), who chaired this session super-well!
🤞Let’s hope it will make a difference!
Markus WinklerFeb 7

Today, in the third session of the fifth round of negotiations for the UN #PlasticsTreaty, the countries of the world are looking for a new chair. #INC53

You can watch it live: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d2b13auy

Dr. Melanie BergmannFeb 7
🤞#INC5.3 is about to start: Fingers crossed that it will pave the way for an efficient #PlasticsTreaty!
The plenary in Geneva can be followed via webcast đź”˝
https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/webcast
INC: Webcast

UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

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Show threadDr. Melanie BergmannFeb 3
🔬 First, the @helmholtz author team analyses WHY the global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations keep getting stuck, and why this has not only to do with a lack of ambition but also with how a complex life-cycle-treaty has been negotiated until now.