🤯13000 chemicals used in plastics as monomers, additives, processing aids and NIAS
➡️3200 are identified as chemicals of potential concern based on existing hazard types
READ:basel.int/Implementation…
🧪"Chemical simplification encourages the use of a smaller number of chemicals and facilitates a move from a chemical-specific approach to addressing groups of chemicals of concern, could prove more effective in light of the large number of chemicals" #PlasticsTreaty
"For 6000 chemicals used in plastics, no hazard data was found in regulatory databases analysed, thus many of them could also be chemicals of potential concern."
🔴🚨BREAKING 🆕 Minderoo Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 #plasticstreaty🧵
1️⃣Put a levy on fossil-fuel polymer production & consumption
2️⃣ Investors to engage with investees to stop the building of 🆕 fossil fuel-based polymer facilities, or divest
READ: bit.ly/3JHEFZC
“Despite rising consumer awareness, corporate attention, and regulation, an additional 6MMT of waste was generated in 2021 compared to 2019 — still almost entirely made from fossil fuel-based “virgin” precursors. #plasticpollution
Here are the 10 things you need to know about the #Plasticstreaty first round of negotiations 🧵
1️⃣CONTENT:
❤️substantive discussion on objective, scope and structure
❤️ the objective will cover environment and health dimensions (and human rights)
❤️A clause for parties-non parties was suggested to be included
💔Few deep discussions about elements
2️⃣ NEXT STEPS:
❤️ Mandate for UNEP to produce a compilation of elements for a #plasticstreaty based in #INC1 and written submissions
❤️No more multistakeholder forum eating💰&⏳of negotiations
💔Rule of Procedure 37 stills on brackets