Representatives from 175 countries will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5th-14th August to negotiate a legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution. Non-governmental organisations, academics and industry lobbyists will also be present, hoping to influence what could be the world’s first global agreement on plastics. This summit, called ‘INC-5.2’, follows an unsuccessful meeting in...
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World Environment Day 2025 – Working together to end plastic pollution
Dean Willshee, Managing Director of Willshee’s Waste and Recycling This year’s World Environment Day (June 5th) focuses on ending plastic pollution, highlighting the growing urgency to rethink how we produce, use and dispose of plastic. In the UK, around five million tonnes of plastic waste are discarded every year, with nearly half of it coming...