UN Environment Programme

PLASTIC PACKAGING Global Commitment to cut virgin plastics use sees progress despite challenges / Government policies needed to spur leading FMCG companies into action	04.12.2025
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