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Showing posts with label microplastics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label microplastics. Show all posts
Monday, December 2, 2024

INC5: Negotiations for Global Plastics Treaty 5th meeting in Busan, South Korea

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Plastic bottles and Styrofoam in Merri Creek Outcome summary: Negotiations fail to conclude, but some progress made. Still wide divergencies...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Negotiations for Global Plastics Treaty 4th meeting in Ottawa conclude setting intercessional work for a Bridge to Busan.

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Photo Credit: Ottawa march for a Plastics Treaty coutesy FoEI via X The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Globa...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Global Plastics Treaty INC3 in Nairobi starts from a Zero Draft, ends with Petro States blocking and delaying progress

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The United Nations  Intergovernmental Negotiationg Committee for a Global Plastics Treaty is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 13-19 November 2...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Major Scientific review of Synthetic Turf environmental and health impacts released by NSW Chief Scientist

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NSW CSE synthetic turf report a lot to chew over A major review and report on current scientific assessment of synthetic turf was published ...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Australia at Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris #INC2

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The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) of the Plastics Treaty ocurred from 29 May – 2 June 2023 in Paris,...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Submission on Synthetic Turf to Moonee Valley Council for JH Allan Reserve

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The following submission to Moonee Valley Council was made 22 March 2023 regarding a plan to redevelop JH Allan Reserve, including a propo...
Friday, September 16, 2022

Microplastics pollution threat fails to be included in Hockey Feasibility study for Moreland Council

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On Wednesday night I made a statement to Moreland Council meeting on Agenda item 7.9 Hockey Feasibility Study for a second Field Hockey pit...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

PFAS, synthetic turf and a new planetary boundary proposed and being exceeded

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Very concerning. Increasing production and use of Forever chemicals, that is, the thousands of chemicals in the PFAS class: Per- and Polyfl...
Friday, August 26, 2022

Synthetic turf and microplastics under investigation by NSW Chief Scientist

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The Office of the Chief Scientist in New South Wales is currently investigating the use of synthetic turf and its environmental impacts, inc...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Update on Synthetic turf: risk and impacts associated with floods and bushfires

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Mitchelton Football club synthetic turf field damaged by flooding of Kedron Brook (Brisbane) The Queensland and NSW Flood disasters in Febr...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Literature Review: Synthetic Turf carbon footprint, environmental, health, microplastics and biodiversity impacts

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  Hosken Reserve: grass oval used for soccer training, informal reacreation, off-lead dog exercise (Photo by John Englart) Abstract:  T...