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Talks on global plastic pollution treaty adjourn without consensus

Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine...
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‘No treaty is better than a bad treaty’ – How plastics treaty negotiations broke down

At the close of the plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), ambitious Member States held strong under immense pressure and a broken process and refused to...
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Plastics treaty negotiations made achieving an inclusive just transition impossible – Groups

As the INC-5.2 Global Plastics Treaty negotiations came to an end in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, August 15, 2025, affected groups aligned for justice...
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Plastics treaty delegates, plastic waste workers in Kenya, Thailand face toxic exposures from hazardous plastic chemicals

Data finds high-ranking UN officials, delegates and plastic waste workers are exposed to toxic plastic chemicals including phthalates, toxic flame retardants, and other hazardous...
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The INFINF: How weak leadership, broken process are derailing the Plastics Treaty

In the labyrinth of the plastics treaty negotiations, one creature thrives: the INFINF - the “informal-informal.” Behind closed doors, in off the record meetings,...
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Groups demand justice-centered Global Plastics Treaty at INC-5.2

Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers, and unionised workers are jointly demanding a binding Global Plastics Treaty grounded in justice and human rights as the fifth...
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Lagos defends styrofoam ban, says for public health not politics

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its stance on the ban of single-use styrofoam, describing the decision as one rooted in public health, environmental...
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Global Plastic Treaty: SRADev urges African negotiators to focus on continental priorities at INC-5.2 

African negotiators at the ongoing fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in...
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