UN Environment Programme

UN PLASTICS SUMMIT Date set for exploratory meeting in early 2026	21.11.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Chair of failed INC talks reportedly to step down / Luis Vayas Valdivieso said to be leaving for ‘personal and professional reasons'	07.10.2025
EDITORIAL The (plastics) summit of disappointment, embarrassment, and hypocrisy	20.08.2025
CHEMICALS AND HEALTH ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”	13.08.2025
BASF Commercial production of Loopamid kicks off / rPA 6 to be sourced from textile waste	31.03.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned	04.12.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global partnership EPPIC receives fresh funding of USD 14 mn from US Department of State for fight against plastics pollution / Further support by Trump unlikely	07.11.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT 26% of 16,000 chemicals in plastics are of concern / 400 chemicals of concern can be present in each major plastic type – PlastChem report	28.08.2024
PLASTICS POLLUTION UN seeks studies on plastics-pollution impact and climate change / Human Rights Council adopts resolutions at latest session	22.07.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY First round of text-based negotiation on SUPs, microplastics, EPR completed	16.07.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement	09.05.2024
CLEANHUB German start-up works to boost plastics waste collection, recycling in low-income countries	24.11.2023
GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?	13.11.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY Nordic nations demand tough rules / Plans could cut mismanaged plastics waste by 90% / Nordic Council report	04.10.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY First draft divides interested parties / Proposed ban on materials, products lacks specifics / A ‘missed opportunity', says Plastics Europe	21.09.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Less plastics waste entering oceans / Sheer volume of microplastics hampers cleanup / Inland waterways highly polluted	24.08.2023
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Flipflopi is dead. Long live Flipflopi!	19.05.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Plastics under attack at COP27 / UN agencies blame materials for waste, climate change / Official says, 'The future is not plastic'	22.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics can have smaller carbon footprint than alternatives / Emissions profile key for environmental considerations	15.08.2022
SOLVAY Biodegradable polymers for hair, skin care / Materials based on guar beans can replace microplastics	21.04.2022
PLASTIC FANTASTIC A plastic gavel for a strong resolution	08.04.2022
PLASTICS WASTE UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024	07.03.2022
MARINE LITTER The Ocean Cleanup, Coca-Cola partner to tidy up Vietnam's Can Tho River	17.01.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report	29.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Technology giant Google unveils plastics recycling report / Investments of over USD 500 bn may be needed to slash waste / "Plastics circularity gap and mismanagement"	13.09.2021