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We recycle 9% of single-use plastic - 9%!!!??? Excellent Greenpeace calls for support for the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty, and you should sign it. Also, follow Magnus Løvold for insights on the process and more. #howtobehuman #PlasticsTreaty

Once I was appointed to be the Head of an NGO, we used to focus on PLASTIC FREE CAMPAIGN. Both upstream and downstream solutions have been discussed among experts/ NGOs/ law makers/ all stakeholders, each of us just needs to adjust our daily consuming habit: 📉LESS single use plastic packaging; ❌ NOT to bring/store/throw PLASTIC TRASS at every corner marked by our human footprint; 🆘 Landfill and ocean can’t absorb more plastic trass!!! 💡Replace plastic packaging by other eco-friendly materials In my opinion, we should add ONE MORE “R” into the existing slogan of breaking the plastic waste: REPLACE 🧩 REDUCE 🍀 REUSE 🍃 RECYCLE ♻️ REPLACE 🧩

❌🌏 Plastic kills all life on earth 🌍❌ Plastic pollution is a crisis that grows bigger each day and its victims are disproportionately black, brown, Indigenous and under-resourced communities. In 2022, world leaders agreed to work on a Plastics Treaty that addresses this problem from production to disposal, and set a deadline for the end of 2024. Despite promises for change and the imminent deadline, little progress has been made, with rich nations dumping waste and corporations pushing false solutions and putting profits over people. On April 21st, as world leaders convene to negotiate the Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, we will be calling out this greenwashing and reminding leaders who they are negotiating for. Come help us show world leaders that many voices demand a strong and ambitious Plastics Treaty: https://bit.ly/INC4march #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 Video by Survival Media Agency

Today marks the start of the latest step on the journey towards the creation of the United Nations’ legally binding treaty on plastic pollution – INC-4. To find out more about what that journey has looked like up to now, plus what we can expect from the event, we spoke with Erin Simon, Vice President and Head of Plastic Waste and Business at WWF – who is in attendance To get access to exclusive premium content, become a Packaging Europe member: https://lnkd.in/em_Jz4_Q   Follow our hashtag to stay up to date with the latest packaging news: #PackagingEurope

Time to go upstream and stop plastic at source? Only 9% of plastic is recycled. Where do you think the other 91% goes? By 2050 it’s predicted there will be more plastic (by volume) in the ocean than fish. Please support and sign this Greenpeace initiative. #plasticpollution #plasticfree #recycling

This year, 173 countries with gather to sign a Global #PlasticsTreaty. This is a unique opportunity to solve the #plasticcrisis we are living in. #Greanpeace is demanding an ambitious and strong plastics treaty that will deliver a cleaner, safer planet for us and for future generations. - Cut total plastic production by at least 75% by 2040 to ensure that we are staying below 1.5° C for our climate and to protect our health, our rights and our communities; - Changing the way corporations deliver products to people with focus on refill and reuse; - Holding corporate polluters accountable; - Demanding full transparency on plastic production, use, import and export; - Requiring wealthy countries to lead the zero-waste transition and help others; - Ensure Indigenous Peoples, Frontline communities, waste pickers and affected workers have a voice in designing a just transition to a reuse economy. If you agree, sign the #petition ---> https://lnkd.in/dVywGkB4

5 Insights on the Current Plastic Treaty Negotiations Treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution are ongoing and parties just wrapped up a week of work in Ottawa, Canada on a draft text. Protecting our environment is everyone's responsibility. Save our planet https://unu.edu/ehs

Yes, this is *Moo Deng* on your LinkedIn feed for your daily #PlasticsPSA! ♻️ Did you know ➡️ recent reports from The Center for Climate Integrity reveal that #BigOil and the plastics industry have known for decades that recycling could never address the waste crisis they helped create.  The answer to plastic pollution? Curbing production! Join Pacific Environment to hold these corporations accountable for misleading the public and demand that the U.S. government show leadership to advocate for strong and ambitious treaty at the upcoming #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations! 📣 Sign the petition: https://bit.ly/gptpetition 📚 MORE READING: Link to The Center for Climate Integrity’s report “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling”: https://bit.ly/3XVWnye #Greenwashing #ClimateEmergency #Plastic #ZeroWaste #MooDeng #PlasticPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

A Plastics Treaty?... shouldn't this be a Pollution Treaty and a better TOTAL Sustainable World Treaty? The information presented here and by so many misinformed people /organizations portray many plastics as bad and as the cause of pollution, while plastic is a highly valuable and beneficial material and pollution is just due to human behavior. In a factual world, plastic is the much better choice for a majority of applications due to its overall full life cycle benefits. But, that is not understood. Two references for you to review if you are serious about knowing both sides are; The Plastics Paradox ( www.plasticsparadox.com) by Dr Chris DeArmitt. He is a scientist and has reviewed 4000+ studies. He has outlined the benefits of plastics and how it compares to other materials by referencing actual scientific articles and reports. The other site to review is www.thisisplastics.com. This site outlines where it is used, the benefits of how plastics have improved our lives, how it preserves food, reduces GHG .... Get rid of Single use plastics.... what is a better material to use for the application?? No alternatives with factual basis are presented here or elsewhere. So if you eliminate single use plastics, what happens? Buy in bulk at the convenience store? Isn't pollution here in the US and the World just human behavior? Dump waste (glass, metal, ...) into a river or ocean or throw it out the window, that is just pollution too, Isn't it? In a World growing in population and higher economic conditions we most definitely need to move to a circular economy but we also need to consider the best materials for our needs. We all need to be responsible and accountable to handle our waste properly, in whatever form or content. That is the real issue, isn't it? So shouldn't we be focused on the best material for total sustainability and then hold each other accountable to reuse it?

Plastic pollution is a global issue. That’s the reason the UN Environment Assembly drafted an ambitious plan to cut down on the world’s plastic waste, consisting of 5 enormous roundtables with thousands of delegates from 170 member nations. The 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee session for a Global Plastic Treaty is quickly approaching. But, given the historic difficulty of drafting universally accepted agreements on a global scale, and with the 4th of 5 meetings already completed, how do we create a path moving forward? 📖 https://bit.ly/4deRtlF