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Health experts call for stricter UN plastics treaty

By | July 11, 2025

Health experts are urging a more ambitious UN plastics treaty to protect human health from toxic plastics. Ahead of the UN Environment Programme negotiations in Geneva in August, they call in a World Health Organization (WHO) editorial for an end to the use of hazardous chemicals in plastics, a limit on plastic production, and a shift away from waste management and recycling as the primary solutions. Dr. Nicholas Chartres of… Read more »