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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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USEPA - Toxics Release Inventory Website Now Available in Spanish

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US Environmental Protection Agency
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February 2021
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Toxics Release Inventory Website Now Available in SpanishToday, EPA launched a Spanish version of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) website. Spanish-speaking communities across the United States, including those in Puerto Rico, will be able to use this new website to learn about chemical releases and other waste management in their communities—expanding their access to environmental information and making TRI data easier to access.This new website makes the most popular resources from the English version of the website available in Spanish
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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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Green Growth Knowledge Platform

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Green Growth Knowledge Platform
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February 2021
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The GGKP is a global community of organisations and experts committed to collaboratively generating, managing and sharing green growth knowledge and data to mobilise a sustainable future.
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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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