by jane bremmer | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
The Australian government’s much touted Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill which will be debated in the Senate next Monday 9th November establishes a legal framework to repackage Australia’s plastic waste as fuel and send it to poor countries to burn. It also...
by jane bremmer | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
A new report commissioned by the Greater London Authority on the health impacts of waste incineration finds that Fifteen deaths of London residents per year are attributable to emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from the capital’s five energy from...
by jane bremmer | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog
Today the National Toxics Network (NTN) joins the UNEP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) in releasing a collaborative and ground-breaking report on the toxic additives in...
by jane bremmer | May 6, 2020 | Blog
Threat of Incineration Webinar Resources Webinar PresentationIPEN Waste IncinerationIncineration SnapshotThe Threat of Incineration in AustraliaUKWIN Climate Change Presentation – April 2020Webinar Chat...
by jane bremmer | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
Today the National Toxics Network joins more than 160 organisations from all over the world in this declaration of concern and call to action on plastics, packaging and human health. The Impact of Food Contact Chemicals on Human Health: A Consensus Statement published...
by jane bremmer | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
Today the Victorian government announced their Circular Economy Package – ‘Recycle Victoria, A new economy’. This 10 year plan to cut pollution and boost economic growth and jobs lays out the government’s response to the states waste management crisis which has been...