Plastic pollution harms ecosystems, human health, and the climate, with microplastics found in our oceans, food and even our bodies. Made from fossil fuels, plastic is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, with production skyrocketing over the past 70 years. We’re working to cut plastic production by 75% and phase out single-use plastics by 2040 to protect our planet and keep warming below 1.5°C.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year — without the waste

Blog Post | January 22, 2026 | Leah Dunlevy
Key takeaways Lunar New Year is celebrated for two weeks across cultures in Asia and around the world. Globally, approximately two billion people observe the holiday each year. This...

Shopping on Cyber Monday? Here’s what to know about toxic household items

Blog Post | November 24, 2025 | Leah Dunlevy
Cyber Monday is the busiest online shopping day of the year in the United States. In 2024, it generated a record $13.3 billion in revenue. While consumers believe they...
Jack o lantern on a wooden bench

Haunted by plastic? Tips and tricks for a spooky (and sustainable) Halloween

Blog Post | October 16, 2025 | Leah Dunlevy
Spooky season is finally here — and it’s my favorite time of the year. I love everything about the fall festivities: scary movies, pumpkin patches and the changing leaves....

Making tourism trash-free: How businesses across Asia are creating new models for zero-waste tourism 

Blog Post | September 25, 2025 | Leah Dunlevy
Tourism is transforming many of the world’s most beautiful and culturally-significant places into dumping grounds for plastic waste — something that no resident or tourist wants to experience. Tourists...

Where will plastic diplomacy go from here?

Blog Post | August 20, 2025 | Kristen McDonald
The last and possibly final round of Global Plastics Treaty talks ended last week in Geneva, Switzerland. The 10-day negotiation at the United Nations Geneva campus sought to finalize...

Resumed fifth global plastics treaty negotiations end with no agreement

Press Release | August 15, 2025
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The fifth resumed session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to advance a global plastics treaty (INC-5.2) ended with no global agreement to end plastic pollution and...