Lead Pipes Removed in the U.S. May Result in Poisoning Abroad→
/Efforts to replace lead pipes may end up causing lead poisoning in Mexico, India and other countries if steps are not taken to recycle these materials in the U.S.
Read MoreRich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests→
/Author: Joseph WInters
At the beginning of last year, 187 countries took steps to limit the export of plastic trash from wealthy to developing countries. It’s not working as well as they hoped. According to an analysis of global trade data by the nonprofit Basel Action Network, or BAN, violations of a U.N. agreement regulating the international plastic waste trade have been “rampant” over the past year.
Read MoreAnother big shipping line is refusing to export the West’s plastic waste→
/Author: Nicolás Rivero
As of today (April 15), the world’s third largest shipping line, will no longer accept deliveries of scrap plastic on any of its ships. CMA CGM’s ban is a milestone in a global backlash against wealthy nations—especially the US—dumping plastic waste in China and Southeast Asia.
Read MoreCMA CGM tells shippers it won't accept plastic scrap as of April 15→
/Author Alejandra Salgado
CMA CGM will not be accepting "plastic waste" onboard any of CMA CGM Group's vessels starting April 15, according to a customer notice. The carrier made the initial announcement on its decision to ban plastic waste in February during the One Ocean Summit. The company had stated this "landmark decision" would become effective June 1.
Read MoreUK must stop dumping plastic food wrappers and drinks bottles in poor countries, Environment Agency boss says→
/Author Madeleine Cuff
The UK should ban all exports of rubbish to stop plastic food wrappers and broken gadgets polluting the shores of poorer countries, the boss of the Environment Agency will declare on Tuesday.
Read MoreTurkey denies report on plastic waste import from London to Adana→
/Author: DAILY SABAH
Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum denied Thursday the Bloomberg report on alleged plastic waste import from the United Kingdom to Turkey.
Read MoreThree years after plastic waste ban, Environment Ministry allows imported PET bottles for processing→
/Author: Jacob Koshy
After banning the import of plastic waste in 2019, the Environment Ministry has permitted PET Bottles, as plastic waste, to be imported for processing. The decision to rollback the ban was taken last year after representations by several industries in the business of processing waste said there was too little waste available for them in India and this was causing them financial losses.
Read MoreA Plastic Bag’s 2,000-Mile Journey Shows the Messy Truth About Recycling→
/Author(s): Kit Chellel and Wojciech Moskwa
When the British supermarket chain Tesco Plc first started collecting plastic bags and wrappers from customers to be recycled in March 2021, Caroline Ragueneau was thrilled. She was working as a retail assistant at a Tesco store in southwest England when the first white deposit boxes appeared, promising to turn what’s typically discarded back into something useful.
Read MoreThe battle against global e-waste dumping reaches tipping point→
/Author: Anand Chandrasekhar
Switzerland is pushing to modify an international accord so that all electric and electronic waste shipped abroad gets prior consent from destination countries. Not everyone is on board.
Read MoreWaste industry joins call for global ban on plastic exports→
/Author: Conor McGlone
Waste industry leaders have joined with environmental campaigners to call for a ban on the export of plastic waste that goes further than the government’s current proposals. Representatives from the UK waste industry this week told a cross-party group of MPs that any ban should be global – and not just cover non-OECD countries as proposed by Defra.
Read MoreMPs told how to curb plastics waste exports→
/Author: Mark Smulian
Environmental Services Association (ESA) executive director Jacob Hayler has put a five-point plan to MPs to curb plastic waste exports.
Read MoreCriminals clean up by hiding waste among recycling that Britain sendsabroad→
/Author: Emma Gatten, Environment Editor
Only around 5 per cent of recycling exports are checked before they leave the country, making it easy for criminals to dump waste abroad, MPs have been told.
Read MoreWar on plastic waste gets $60 million budget boost→
/Author: Brandon How
The government’s recycling development fund will receive a $60 million boost in the federal budget, with the national science agency to also launch a plastics recycling research program.
Read MoreNGO wants Maersk to follow suit and drop shipping of plastic waste→
/Author: Frederik Timm Bensten
Recently, the world's third largest container shipping company CMA CGM announced that from 1 June 2022, it will no longer ship plastic waste on its ships. That example should Maersk follow, according to Plastic Change.
Read MoreRush of lawsuits over plastic waste expected after ‘historic’ deal→
/Author: Isabella Kaminski
A series of lawsuits against plastic producers and governments is expected after a “historic” international agreement on waste, say legal experts. Last week, world leaders agreed to draw up a legally binding treaty over the next two years that covered the full lifecycle of plastics from production to disposal.
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