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AS Watson, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, is strengthening its plastic-reduction ambition with an enhanced commitment under the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment 2030. The company is …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s the recipe for fixing the planet, according to a landmark new report from UNEP
When the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – a sprawling report on the state of …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain
Recognising the vital role of informal waste workers in waste collection and management, the Department of Environment and …
United Nations Environment Programme
Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva
The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding …
All #plastic Press Releases
7 July 2025
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25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
29 April 2025
24 February 2025
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
GAIA calls for greater accountability, inclusiveness, transparency in Plastics Treaty Process
4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
13 December 2024
13 November 2024
Diversey, a Solenis Company
Diversey, a Solenis Company and NatureLoop sign MOU to upcycle single-use plastic waste
6 August 2024
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
26 July 2024
22 July 2024
Plastics Industry Development Center
Creative stationery made from recycled marine waste to awaken environmental sustainability
15 May 2024
3 May 2024
Diversey - A Solenis Company
Diversey, Thailand’s hotel housekeepers push for more sustainable practices
11 April 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
13 February 2024
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