'It is getting worse': As OECD lays bare stark state of plastic pollution crisis, calls for global treaty grow

Michael Holder
clock • 10 min read
UN countries are set to meet next week in Kenya, where the potential of a global plastic waste treaty is on the agenda | Credit: iStock
Image:

UN countries are set to meet next week in Kenya, where the potential of a global plastic waste treaty is on the agenda | Credit: iStock

Campaigners are stepping up calls for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, as evidence grows that voluntary measures are struggling to turn the tide of plastic waste

Next week representatives from almost 200 countries will come together - both online and in person - for the UN Environment Assembly hosted in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Of the myriad urgent issues...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose from 3 paid membership levels or start a 7-day no strings trial.

Join nowTry 7 day trial

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Supply chain

SBTi validates Ocado Retail's climate targets for forests, land, and agriculture

SBTi validates Ocado Retail's climate targets for forests, land, and agriculture

Company vows to reduce Scope 3 emissions linked to forests, land, and agriculture by 30 per cent by 2030 against a 2021 base year

Cecilia Keating
clock 17 May 2024 • 2 min read
Why plummeting criterial mineral prices offer no room for clean tech complacency

Why plummeting criterial mineral prices offer no room for clean tech complacency

In an outlook published this morning, the International Energy Agency has called for more diversified investment in the booming transition minerals sector

Cecilia Keating
clock 17 May 2024 • 5 min read
'Blatantly failing': Human rights abuses 'widespread' in transition metals mining sector, report warns

'Blatantly failing': Human rights abuses 'widespread' in transition metals mining sector, report warns

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre accuses miners of in-demand transition minerals of a 'lack of basic respect for human and environmental rights'

Cecilia Keating
clock 16 May 2024 • 5 min read