Integrating a Chemicals Perspective into the Global Plastic Treaty
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Published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters · View the paper (DOI)
A recent study identifies over 10,000 chemical substances used in plastic production, highlighting the complexity of plastics and their negative impacts on human and ecosystem health. The diversity of chemicals makes it difficult to achieve standardized plastic formulations, posing challenges to recycling and pollution solutions.
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- Chemicals could undercut global plastics treaty
- Scientists say chemicals could undercut global plastics treaty Green Science Policy Institute · Nov 22, 2022