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Here's how we can turn more industries into circular economies
The circular economy is not new, but few businesses have succeeded at large-scale implementation, and even fewer have considered a complete shift of the value chain.
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Investment into plastics circularity can help us reach our climate goals faster
Without further intervention, up to 13% of the global carbon budget by 2050 will be attributable to greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle alone.
Nature and Biodiversity
Acción mundial sobre el plástico: en busca de una visión para afrontar la contaminación por plásticos
175 gobiernos se reunieron en Uruguay para trabajar en un tratado mundial sobre plásticos jurídicamente vinculante para acabar con la contaminación por plásticos, y la reutilización será ...
Nature and Biodiversity
Reuse systems: in search of a vision for tackling plastic pollution
175 governments are about to kick off negotiations in Uruguay for a legally binding global plastics treaty to end plastic pollution, and reuse will be key.
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Which priorities should a global plastic pollution treaty focus on? 5 leaders weigh in
Here is what five leaders believe are the priorities and perspectives a global treaty on plastic pollution will offer us in the fight against climate change.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
プラスチック汚染の撲滅が、ジェンダー平等の実現につながる理由
数十年に渡る、世界的な使い捨てプラスチックへの依存と、プラスチック廃棄物を環境から排除できない状況は、女性や、社会から疎外されたコミュニティに最も大きな打撃を与えてきました。その一方で、女性たちはプラスチック汚染に対しても最前線で闘ってきました。女性たちは、家族やコミュニティのために、持続可能な消費と廃棄に関する決定をしています。
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Three experts on why eradicating plastic pollution will help achieve gender equality
Women's inclusion in the waste sector needs to go all the way up to policy level to enable a plastic waste management sector that reflects gender parity.
How Viet Nam can reduce marine plastics by 75% in the next decade
Viet Nam has joined with the World Economic Forum and WWF-Viet Nam to launch the Viet Nam National Plastic Action Partnership to fight plastic pollution.
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COVID-19 exacerbated the plastic pollution crisis. Here’s how we’re fighting back.
The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) is working to end this environmental and humanitarian crisis and realise a more sustainable, inclusive world.
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Waste pickers are slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support these essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
An estimated 20 million people work as waste pickers – and they're slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support them in the short and long term.
Trade and Investment
Trade barriers are slowing plastic-pollution action. Here’s how to fix this
Governments and firms must collaborate to scale the circular economy at a global level.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Protector or polluter? The impact of COVID-19 on the movement to end plastic waste
Plastic has a key role in protecting frontline workers and citizens against COVID-19 – but how will the pandemic impact the movement against plastic waste?
Nature and Biodiversity
3 ways we are making an impact on plastic pollution
The World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership has been in operation for one year. Here's what we've learned.