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PACE Releases Guidance for Circular Economy Transition in Five Sectors

February 2021

The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) Secretariat has released five publications that outline how

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Informal Group Reviews Draft High-level Declaration for ICCM5

February 2021

An informal drafting group has concluded its work to develop a first draft of a possible high-level

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Minamata Convention Progress Report Highlights Actions on Mercury Management

February 2021

The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury issued a report outlining activities carried out from

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Experts Call for New Ways to Identify and Address Chemical Issues of Concern

February 2021

The Strategic Alliance for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) convened a technical briefing to discuss issues of

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Single-Use Plastic Products (SUPP) and their alternatives: Recommendations from Life Cycle Assessments

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UNEP Life Cycle Initiative
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February 2021
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UN Environment Programme (UNEP) defines single use plastic products as “an umbrella term for different types of products that are typically used once before being thrown away or recycled” (UNEP 2018), which includes food packaging, bottles, straws, containers, cups, cutlery and shopping bags. It has been estimated that about 100-150 million tonnes of plastics are produced for single use products and about 8 million tonnes of plastics are dumped into the oceans every year (Plastics Oceans 2019)There is a need
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Life Cycle
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Technical Briefing Reviews Proposed International Tax on 35 Basic Chemicals

February 2021

The Strategic Alliance for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) convened a Technical Briefing on Financing the Sound

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UNEP Manual Suggests Ways to Advance Green and Sustainable Chemistry

February 2021

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has drafted a manual focused on green and sustainable chemistry, in

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UNEP Report Identifies Top Actions to Minimize Adverse Impacts of Pesticides, Fertilizers

January 2021

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a report on the environmental and health impacts of

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
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