🔴📢BREAKING The most gravitational document for #INC2 #plasticstreaty is out

🤯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

Is Paris #INC2 is a feast, you need to read 3 excellent written essays on #plasticpollution 🧵

#PlasticsTreaty 1️⃣ Rebecca Altmant :
On Vinyl: A brief history of #EastPalestine toxic train disaster

#PlasticsTreaty

orionmagazine.org/article/east-p…

🔴🚨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 ➡️Company scorecards bit.ly/3I07rDA

#INC1 hangover?

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

#plasticstreaty