Industry lobbyists should be kicked out of international negotiations #PlasticsTreaty

Ecotoxicology expert Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 w/ the Scientists’ Coalition For An Effective #PlasticsTreaty exposed how the industry's tactics–including misinformation, cherry-picking data, & harassment of scientists–aim to hinder policy action to address plastic pollution.

#PlasticsTreaty It’s extremely worrying to hear about intimidation and harassment of scientists by industry at #INC4 . The #right2science requires protection for scientists. There should be zero tolerance for industry misconduct.

👏🏽 Standing ovation from #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 late Friday night following a decisive intervention from Janelle Nahmabin from Society of Native Nations, whose Aamjiwnaang First Nation Community is surrounded by more than 60 petrochemical & plastic facilities — known as Canada's #ChemicalValley .

1/5 💰 Calculations show that the costs of #plastics on our #health are significant.

👉 A recent study estimated $249 billion in plastic-attributable disease burden in the United States alone in the year 2018. These total costs account for 1.2% of the country's GDP.

“The Arctic is a “hemispheric sink” for chemical and plastic pollution that arrives from all corners of the world”

nationalobserver.com/2024/04/26/new… #plasticstreaty #toxicplastics Canada's National Observer

Voices of #Indigenous Peoples at the #PlasticsTreaty talks: Vi Waghiyi from Alaska speaks on the urgent need for a strong Treaty to protect Native Peoples #INC4

1/11 🔎 Here at INC-4, our scientists have heard a few curious claims within the ongoing discussions. So, we looked into the data to fact-check them.

🧪 Let's take a look at three claims surrounding an important topic: Chemicals in plastics.

Plastic Pollution vs. Disinformation: A Tweet Series
#INC4
Don't feed plastic lobbyists!

The plastic industry claims that plastics are harmless to human health. But what does science say?

1/Today, doubts were expressed about the negative impacts of #microplastics . We invite #INC4 delegates to consult the ToMEx tool created by scientists to inform the development of health-based thresholds to support California legislations on water quality.
microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

The Plastics Crisis is poisoning our lives
Cursing our children’s health & future
But
Plastic/Chemical Industries don’t care
they want
you to recycle toxic chemicals
+blame you for their plastic mess

IPEN is fighting for your health in a #PlasticsTreaty
stoppoisonplastic.org/plastics-treat…

Plastic pollution isn't just an environmental issue, health is impacted.
From production to disposal, the risks are pervasive.

It's time for a comprehensive life-cycle approach.
Let's prioritize health in the new treaty on plastic pollution currently being developed.

#EarthDay

🔴Good Nigh Negotiators. The world has a message for you:
#PlasticsTreaty

On my way to INC-4 and from what I hear Ottawa is already filled with false and misleading narratives about plastics

- efficiently highlighting how important it is that negotiatiors have access to independent, reliable science free from conflict of interests.

Thanks, DW Deutsche Welle Enno Hinz for highlighting the mindset of ‘recycled abroad’ esp from Europe.

Again, recycling is a broken concept & the ‘circular economy’ of #plastics is a fantasy.

p.dw.com/p/4et2y?maca=e…

UN Office on Drugs & Crime Basel Action Network IPEN: toxics-free

#wastetrade #unwaste #INC4

In this video, Vi Waghiyi explains how the chemicals are ending up in the Arctic and contaminating the region and her community.
IPEN and ACAT join Indigenous leaders in calling for a strong Plastic Treaty to protect human rights and Native lands: bit.ly/ArcticsPlastic….

Today we release a new report on how petrochemicals, including plastics, impact the Arctic.

Listen to Indigenous leaders talk about how they affect their lands, foods and communities and read the report below.

stoppoisonplastic.org/plastics-treat…

At the first information webinar with observers ahead of #INC4 , Yuyun Ismawati noted that no plastic could be considered safe. Evidence shows harmful chemicals in #recycledproducts . Nexus3 Foundation called for avoiding false solutions like #plasticrecycling #PlasticsTreaty

IPEN: toxics-free IPEN Youth Luis Vayas Valdivieso High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution Misión del Ecuador ante la OMC | WTO ONUGinebraEC URUGUAY ONU GINEBRA The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions CEJAD KENYA Therese Karlsson, PhD ipen UT Pharmacy FOEN BAFU Michel Tschirren Vito A. Buonsante #plasticstreaty @INC4 'We cannot keep substituting one chemical for another.'

Thank you for attending this dialogue spotlighting important avenues for addressing #chemicals in the #PlasticsTreaty to protect #health .

Video, presentation, resources & summary is available ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN28Mar24

IPEN: toxics-free IPEN Youth Luis Vayas Valdivieso High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution Misión del Ecuador ante la OMC | WTO ONUGinebraEC URUGUAY ONU GINEBRA The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions CEJAD KENYA Therese Karlsson, PhD ipen UT Pharmacy Kei Ohno Woodall of The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions highlights the existing work among MEAs on addressing chemicals in plastics or polymers.

In presenting the complex process of how the #StockholmConvention lists a new chemical in the Annexes, she highlights lessons the #PlasticsTreaty can learn from.