Basel Convention scores a major victory in the war on plastic pollution
Parties to the Basel Convention today agreed a move to dramatically clean up the international trade of plastic waste
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Parties to the Basel Convention today agreed a move to dramatically clean up the international trade of plastic waste
Parties to the Basel Convention have agreed to amendments that will dramatically clean up the international trade of plastic waste
The UK Government is currently consulting on a major reform to packaging legislation which could force producers to foot the bill for dealing with ever-growing mountains of single-use packaging waste
At the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), member states of the UN Environment Programme failed to meet expectations to confront the ever-growing plastic-pollution crisis threatening our waterways, ecosystems and health
Nearly 40 MPs are backing a motion which calls for a complete ban of UK plastic waste exports to developing countries, it has been announced (7 February)..
As the British Government looks to tighten legislation, we call for a total phase-out of the single-use plastic bag and a significant price increase on the so-called ‘bag for life’..