Global Plastics Treaty
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Plastic pollution is a public health emergency, says Dion George
The environment minister said the failure to achieve a global plastics treaty could have been avoided
Scientists urge ambitious global plastics treaty to protect health
Only 9% of plastics is recycled once and less than 1% is recycled twice
Plastic pollution a global health emergency, says Lancet report
A new study links plastic pollution to disease, deaths and $1.5 trillion in annual health costs
Fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists dominate global plastic treaty talks
Environmental groups warn of industry obstruction in global plastic treaty negotiations
Frustration as latest talks on global plastic treaty close
Ninety percent of plastic is not recycled, with most dumped in nature or improperly burned
Talks over global plastic treaty were a mixed bag
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…
Is it really the case that ‘polluters pay’ in South Africa
The truth is that our carbon tax is way too low to act as a real deterrent
Plastic waste is a planetary crisis
A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution
Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty