PDF of press release "United Nations Environment Assembly Enters new Era to End Plastic Pollution, and approves a new international scientific panel on chemicals".
Press release for package of reports on chemicals -- BPA, PFAS, and BFRs -- studied in several countries, but especially in China, Indonesia, and Russia, for their prevalence.
Gothenburg, Sweden In a landmark decision, a U.N. expert committee decided, unanimously, that global action is needed for the toxic plastic additive UV-328. The evaluation provided clear evidence that this toxic substance is also persistent, bioaccumulative, and has spread to remote islands and the Arctic. It also showed that floating plastic debris in the ocean is an important contributing factor to this transport.
Plastics pose significant threats to human health and ecosystems throughout their life cycles, according to two new studies by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). To get a global picture of the role plastics play in transporting toxic chemicals around the world, IPEN worked with International Pellet Watch (IPW) and its NGO partners in 35 countries to investigate hazardous chemicals and pollutants present in:
Press release for report "Plastic Waste Management Hazards: Waste-to-Energy, Chemical Recycling, and Plastic Fuels", which investigates the challenges of toxic chemicals and recycling technologies.
Press release for "Toxic Chemicals in Plastic Waste Poisoning People in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America" as a PDF, and in translation (as translations become available.)
