IPEN and the Plastics Treaty Process
IPEN has worked to expose the health and environmental threats from plastics, with a focus on toxic chemicals throughout the plastics life cycle, for at least two decades. During this…
Plastics Treaty INC-1: Interventions
Opening Statement presented by Dr. Tadesse Amera, IPEN Co-Chair, Ethiopia November 29, 2022 (read translations of the Opening Statement here) Thank you, Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, I am speaking on…
US singles out plastic pollution
In a two-step of ideas and action, the White House has released a report that outlines a government-wide approach for addressing plastic pollution and announced that buying single-use plastics for…
Caution urged for chemical recycling projects in developing countries
Chemical recycling of plastics could be problematic for developing countries that have limited capacity to manage and regulate waste. That, at least, was the opinion of experts at a June…
A Fight Over the Future of Recycling Brews as Plastics Legislation Gains Traction
The chemical industry says advanced recycling will change the game, but environmentalists are skeptical Chemical companies, oil-and-gas incumbents and startups around the world are touting plans for new recycling facilities,…
