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Category: Environment EN

‘Waste colonialism’: Govt admits it has no idea what happens to plastic shipped overseas

Lydia Chai today presented a petition to Parliament’s Environment Committee calling on the Government to ban plastic waste exports to developing countries. It has the signatures of more than 11,500 people, she said. Customs data released to the Herald shows Malaysia is the top recipient of New Zealand’s plastic waste, just ahead of Indonesia, receiving tens of thousands of tonnes in the past...
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2023: GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION

Humanity is facing a plastic pollution crisis. It's said that plastic production has risen exponentially in the last decades, and now amounts to some 400 million tons per year – a figure set to double by 2040. In 2022, UN Member States agreed to start negotiating a historic new global treaty to end #plasticpollution. The framework is now being negotiated throughout a series of meetings across...
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY (INC-2) (29 May to 2 June 2023)

Ban Toxic Chemicals in Plastics – IPEN As the Plastics Treaty INC-2 negotiations come to a close, IPEN observes that many delegates’ views are evolving, as the talks have advanced from a focus on plastic as a waste and pollution problem, to the current movement toward a Treaty that addresses the threats to health and biodiversity from chemicals throughout the plastics life cycle. Despite...
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY (INC-2) (29 May to 2 June 2023)

Meeting Ends: A Quick Summary The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (#INC2) for a global agreement to end plastic pollution concluded at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris with civil society organizations appealing to governments not to allow the use of dilatory tactics and procedural questions to set back progress and lower the ambition of the potential treaty....
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY (INC-2) (29 May to 2 June 2023)

A Recap of Day 3 Talks On the 3rd day of the INC2 #PlasticsTreaty, negotiations finally moved to Contact Groups – after 2 days of delay focused solely on the draft Rules of Procedure. The INC heard calls from NGOs, Indigenous Peoples, Women, impacted communities, trade unions, workers, scientists, and other rights-holders and civil society members for: dramatic reductions of plastics...
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WHY GREEN SPACES ARE GOOD FOR YOU

Research shows that green spaces, areas with natural elements like trees, grass, or gardens, boost your overall well-being. That includes your physical and mental health. Even looking at nature and greenery through a window can lower your blood pressure and anxiety levels, recent studies show. In fact, the longer you’re exposed to green spaces, the more likely you are to have better mental...
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