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The first round of plastic treaty negotiations saw positive outcomes but oil producing countries, at the behest of big oil and petrochemical companies, could dominate the treaty discussions. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
CLIMATE CHANGE

Plastics industry needs policing

We must continue to hold manufacturers to account and push for better waste management

  • Froilan Grate
  • Lili Fuhr
4 min read
Industrialised nations often ship their waste to poorer countries under the premise of recyclability, fuelling industries that harm local populations
BRAZIL

Letters to the editor: April 26 to May 2

Our readers write in about plastic waste and an article on President Jair Bolsonaro

  • Letters
4 min read