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Ottawa plastic talks end in weak compromise
Twenty-four hours before the end of the negotiations for a Plastics Treaty at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Greenpeace Canada activists hung a banner on the Mackenzie King Bridge,…
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Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
Millions of people worldwide are demanding solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. President Biden faces a crucial decision: prioritize people or perpetuate plastic pollution Members of the Greenpeace delegation display…
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Let’s Get Real: The True Cost of Plastic
Once again, the plastics industry is at it, spewing lies to protect its profits while our health, our communities, and the planet suffer. Industry leaders recently sent a letter to…
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Ahead of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations: Most Americans support cutting plastic production, banning single-use plastic packaging
Greenpeace USA calls on Biden Administration to support strong and binding treaty to protect human health, biodiversity, and ensure global temperatures stay below 1.5° C Ahead of the fourth round…
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Greenpeace Unveils Monument Highlighting Biden Administration’s “Plastics Legacy”
Advocates, experts urge support of Global Plastics Treaty amid growing health and pollution concerns. Ahead of the fourth round of negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty, Greenpeace unveiled a new…
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One Year After Ohio Disaster, Greenpeace USA is still calling on Biden Administration to Protect Communities from Hazardous Plastics
President Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, today to mark the one-year anniversary of a hazardous train derailment incident. Greenpeace USA is calling for immediate action to protect human health…
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Guerilla Art Calls Out Toxic Plastic, Demands President Biden’s Support for a Strong Global Plastics Treaty
Today, Greenpeace USA took over the streets of Washington, D.C., with a guerilla advertising campaign highlighting the harmful effects of plastic toxicity on human health. The campaign includes a satirical…
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Why Greenpeace is calling on governments to cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040
The data is clear. Global plastic production doubled from 2000 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year and without action is anticipated to nearly triple by 2050 and projected…
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New Greenpeace Report Calls Out Toxic Hazards of Recycled Plastic as Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Resume in Paris
Scientific evidence overwhelmingly points to an urgent need to reduce plastic production and use to meet social justice, health and environmental imperatives A new report from Greenpeace USA provides a catalog of peer-reviewed research and international studies concluding that recycling actually increases the toxicity of plastics. It highlights the threat that recycled plastics pose to…
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