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Plastic treaty negotiations: IPEN wants health concerns to take centre stage

Midway through the Plastics Treaty negotiations scheduled to end on Thursday August 14, 2025, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a global network of...

U.N. committee acts on toxic plastics additives, pesticides, industrial chemicals

In a landmark decision, a U.N. expert committee decided, unanimously, that global action is needed for the toxic plastic additive UV-328. The evaluation provided...

Philippine study finds lead in industrial paints sold locally

The report “Lead in Solvent-Based Industrial Paints Sold in the Philippines” released on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in time for the UN-backed International Lead...

COVID-19 informed fresh contents, increased waste generation – PAVE study

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) under the IPEN Toxics-Free SDGs (TFSDGs) Projects Phase 3 on COVID-19 Chemicals and Wastes, has concluded...

Report proposes stronger ASEAN response to fight global waste dumping

While governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have individually taken action to address incidents of illegal waste shipments from affluent and...

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Lagos seals NITEL building over environmental infractions

The Lagos State Government has sealed the NITEL building on Macarthy Street, Obalende, Lagos for environmental infractions. The Commissioner for...
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Waste pickers commit to zero waste initiative

The Association of Scraps and Wastes Pickers of Lagos (ASWOL) has expressed commitment to zero waste initiative and management. The...

Nigeria records N5trn post-harvest losses in 2025

The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) has disclosed that Nigeria recorded between N3.5...

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Lagos seals NITEL building over environmental infractions

The Lagos State Government has sealed the NITEL building...

Waste pickers commit to zero waste initiative

The Association of Scraps and Wastes Pickers of Lagos...
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