Europe's "circular plastics" sector is slowing while EU plastic waste exports surged 36.5%, meaning more waste is being dumped in the Global South. All plastics contain toxic chemicals, making true "circular plastics" impossible. Resource Recycling reports: https://ow.ly/7sHo50ZhUZ1

Plastics pellets are a problem. They leak into the environment at production sites and during shipping. They are not inert materials; they contain #HazardousChemicals and pose a threat in marine systems.

The Conversation ES@es.theconversation.com · 5mo ago

Los estudios muestran que los pélets no solo actúan como contaminantes físicos, sino también como portadores y fuentes de sustancias químicas potencialmente peligrosas. ✍️ @carmenmc.bsky.social (@univcadiz.bsky.social) 

🌟Submit your abstract now if you don't want to miss your spot! 🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet. 🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October. micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/… #micro2026 #PlasticsPollution #GlobalPlasticsTreaty

Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty@carmenmc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It's happening: MICRO 2026 12-16 October in Cádiz, Spain Save the date! micro2026.sciencesconf.org

Despite the importance of science for environmental #decision-making, many factors can prevent its use. @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social et al. argue the #Right-to-Science is a “promising framework to understand & combat systemic inequalities, power imbalances & corporate capture” doi.org/10.1080/1364...

new open access paper on the right to science and pollution with several fantastic colleagues including @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @jptilsted.bsky.social and @taraolsen.bsky.social

Protecting the right to science in multilateral environmental agreements addressing chemicals and plastics pollution

Scientific evidence supports dominant institutional understandings of the global socio-ecological crises of the triple planetary crisis-climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution-demonstrating...

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"When science is denied, it undermines our understanding of problems." @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social of University of Gothenburg stresses that amidst a climate of narrowing spaces & funding, scientists must be enabled to support public & decision makers to understand causes & find solutions.

💣 An excellent analysis of the #PlasticsTreaty 's Whistledown (aka @magnuslovold.bsky.social) of what happened behind the scenes at the end of #INC5.2. Once again, important questions are raised about the role of UNEP, which seems to support a low-ambition treaty #Plastics medium.com/points-of-or...

Palace intrigues

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

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Artist's installation confronts plastic pollution at UN talks | World Economic Forum posted on the topic | LinkedIn

A public square outside the UN headquarters in Geneva is sinking beneath a tide of plastic waste. As world leaders gather in the city for the second and final week of negotiations on a global plastics...

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backchannel1.substack.com/p/the-consen... This is no longer just about plastic pollution. The credibility of multilateralism itself depends on proving that a small minority cannot indefinitely hold the planet hostage. @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @ciel.org @breakfreefromplastic.org

The Consensus Syndrome

An effective treaty on plastic pollution will require countries to break the long-standing spell of consensus — and finally put decisions to a vote.

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I will be in Geneva at the UN #PlasticsTreaty INC5.2 with 58 members of @scientistscoa.bsky.social working to support evidence based-decision making in the negotiations. Get in touch for all things plastics + science + treaty! #PlasticPollution #ToxicChemicals #Health #HumanRights

🤓 IEEFA just released a briefing note with their considerations for the final round of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations! *Read the full Briefing Note: tinyurl.com/4cmu3m6p #PlasticsTreaty

UN international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution: Considerations for the final round of negotiations

Markets for the core feedstocks of virgin plastics—are currently oversupplied, creating market instability and decreased profits.

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Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/ www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

With the INC5.2 schedule filling up, here is a side event focused on health and plastics in the #plasticstreaty. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics will launch on the morning of August, 4rd at an event in Geneva and online. Join us! tessforum.org/latest/launc...

TESS - Launch Event: Announcing The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics

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Worth pointing out that we'll be talking histories of #Plastics just after INC-5.2 (negotiations for a UN #PlasticsTreaty) conclude in Geneva. Let's hope scientists get heard 🙏 Latest reporting on the topic from @dpcarrington.bsky.social shows how hard that is www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · last yr.

@eseh.bsky.social 2025 participants: I just wanted to flag the 2 environmental histories of #plastic panels I've organised with really exciting papers by @luciletruffy.bsky.social & more + @finnarne.me as chair. Both are hybrid & on Wed 20 Aug. morning. Make sure to add them on your calendar!

Thanks @dpcarrington.bsky.social for the insights into @unep.org and the #PlasticsTreaty. And @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social keep up the good work💚 ‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

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Interested in the upcoming #plasticstreaty INC-5.2? Get regular insights, updates, fact checks, and more from a global network of independent scientists here: preview.mailerlite.io/forms/165518...

💡 The scientific evidence shows the need for a reduction in the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels. ➡️ Learn more in our new policy brief on Article 6: zenodo.org/records/1563... 📑 See all policy briefs on the different Articles:

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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

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🌍 New Briefing Note by @ieefainstitute.bsky.social "Trade Measures Key to the Success of Global Regulation to Curb Plastic Pollution" highlights how strong trade provisions are essential to make the global plastics treaty effective. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yv3bzay8

Trade measures a cornerstone to the success of global regulation to curb plastic pollution

Plastics, across its lifecycle, is a globalized, interconnected market, so a lack of strong trade provisions would limit the effectiveness of the objectives of the proposed binding agreement.

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✍️ Don't miss our new policy brief that explores the core elements of Article 5 and the important role of plastic product design. ➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563... 📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles:

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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

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I have a new, short publication out! The Entangled Fates of Plastics and Climate Change. I briefly review the material and geopolitical connections between these two environmental problems and point out the way forward. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 1/2

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Researchers: Effective plastic treaty requires production cuts

Scientists from universities in several countries released a paper that concluded production cuts must be part of the legally binding treaty to manage global plastic pollution if it's to achieve its g...

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with the final round of UN plastic treaty negotiations in 4 weeks time, we've written a short piece that sets out the concept of a 'petrochemical historical bloc' to reveal the depth and extent of forces opposing strong global governance of plastic

📢 NEW PAPER on #Chemicals in #RecycledPlastics! 📢 We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish. #PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effects of leachates from black recycled polyethylene plastics on mRNA expression of genes involved in adipogenesis and endocrine pathways in zebrafish embryos

Black recycled polyethylene pellets were collected from India, Nigeria and Taiwan. These pellet samples were used to create water leachates (in zebraf…

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It is easy to be cynical about 30,000 people traveling to the French Riviera for a UN mtg with no decision making authority. But it came just before some huge moments for our oceans, and delivered real momentum for ocean sanctuaries, the #PlasticsTreaty, and a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining. #UNOC.

back on my archival research on Big Food and plastic pollution This is the message to shareholders in PepsiCo's 1970 annual report, which boasts of the company's promising research into a 'burnable plastic bottle' that will solve the 'solid waste problem'

New paper out on #plasticcredits! Led by the inimitable @moon-sc.bsky.social, we break down fundamental problems in #plastic credits, including those common to carbon offsetting as well as some issues unique to plastic -- like the lack of permanent removal. www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...

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#PlasticCredits, are being promoted as an innovative way of addressing plastic pollution. A new study with AWI participation now shows that such compensation programs make the plastic problem worse - not better. Photo: @melaniebergma18.bsky.social

Protecting human rights means addressing risks posed by the full lifecycle of plastics to #HumanRights. Join the #WorldEnvironmentDay celebration showing how #PlasticsTreaty must recognize that plastics are human rights issues. 📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST 🌍 tiny.cc/GENWED25

Are you attending the UN Oceans conference in Nice? Members of the @scientistscoa.bsky.social will be there! Join scientists, plastics experts, and policy-makers for two ‘fireside chats’ about how we can reduce, and ultimately eliminate, plastics pollution in the #PlasticsTreaty: (Link below)

@hejsupport.bsky.social side event on #transparency & #traceability of chemicals in products, held at #BRSCOP2025, examined the need for globally harmonized, legally binding systems to ensure transparency & traceability of hazardous substances, including in #plastics hej-support.org/why-is-it-im...

Why is it important to achieve transparency of information on chemicals in products?

A side event on the transparency and traceability of chemicals in products was held at the BRS COPs on May 7. It was organized by HEJSupport, SSNC, and groundWork South Africa, and moderated by Kei

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And I’m looking forward to diving into this!

Rob Ralston@policyrelevant.bsky.social · last yr.

can’t wait to read this