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INC-5 in Busan: Wins, Challenges, and What’s Next for Tackling Plastic Pollution

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) took place in Busan, South Korea, from November 25 to December 1, 2024. It brought together representatives from over 170 countries to work on a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. While there was progress, many challenges still need to be addressed. Here’s a simple breakdown of what happened.

Andrew AlmackDecember 16, 2024PlasticsForChange, PlasticsTreaty, INC5, INC4, InformalWasteWorkers, CircularEconomy, plastic waste, Plasticpollution, plasticwastemanagement

Turning Off the Tap: Rethinking Plastic Production Subsidies for a Sustainable Future

A recent report, “Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap,” lays it all out: governments in the top 15 polymer-producing countries are spending over USD 30 billion each year to subsidise plastic production. That’s right—while we’re scrambling to fix the mess plastic is causing, some of the world’s biggest economies are still propping up its production.

Andrew AlmackOctober 30, 2024PlasticPollution, PlasticSubsidies, CircularEconomy, Sustainability, ClimateAction, ZeroWaste, SaveOurOceans, PlasticFree, GreenEconomy, PlasticsTreaty, EndPlasticSubsidies, RecycleNow, BreakFreeFromPlastic, RethinkPlastic, SustainableBusiness

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