United Nations

UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis	06.08.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
IKEA Furniture group plans to eliminate plastic packaging by 2028	21.07.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Proposals for new maritime plastic-pellet transport rules rejected / UN experts meet	07.07.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US PET producer sued for contaminating drinking water / EPA says 1.4-dioxane is a carcinogen	04.07.2025
COCA-COLA Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels	20.05.2025
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
WASTE EXPORTS UK shipments to Turkey on the rise again / 60% increase between 2022 and 2023 – Greenpeace	20.11.2024
PFAS US petition calls for EPA to steer North Carolina water quality / NGO says state is too industry-friendly / Cape Fear region crucial	11.09.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Marine litter could lead to damages worth EUR 178 bn by 2030 / Roadmap sets out steps to protect world's oceans – Allianz report	05.09.2024
EVONIK Sale of superabsorbents to ICIG completed / Third and final divestment round ahead	05.09.2024
PLASTICS TREATY USA US seen as shifting position on global plastic-output cuts / Industry slams reports	22.08.2024
PFAS US accelerates campaign against “forever chemicals” / Will avalanche of class action lawsuits hit manufacturers?	10.06.2024
PLASTICS WASTE Report lists top 10 plastics waste exporters / Germany heads the leader board, followed by Japan and the UK	27.05.2024
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
PFAS UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards	26.04.2024
HUMANITARIAN AID Global initiative issues recommendations for plastics packaging use	23.01.2024
EDITORIAL Who gives a hoot about climate? / UN conference without, then with fossil fuel phase-out	19.12.2023
AFRICA Charity seeks to halt flow of plastics trash across sub-Saharan Africa / Group wants UN treaty to protect low-income areas	29.11.2023
UN PLASTICS TREATY Third round talks end with little progress / Next meeting to be held in Ottawa	27.11.2023
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS Reuse, recycling rates must be expanded to make farming more sustainable / Biodegradable plastics an option – report	11.10.2023
PLASTIC BANK CEO wants plastics waste rated as a ‘resource' in UN treaty / Shift could change behaviour / Groups stop equivalent of 4 bn bottles from reaching ocean	19.06.2023