The report comes as negotiators from more than 180 nations meet in Paris this week to discuss a global plastics treaty, developing regulations to address the plastic pollution crisis. Capping plastics production is a key point of debate. Industry groups and countries that stand to profit from plastic production want to focus on waste management and recycling instead, according to scientists and advocates. That chemical cocktail can harm workers and communities around recycling sites and leach from recycled plastic products, the Greenpeace and IPEN report found. IPEN and Greenpeace advocate for limiting plastic production alongside eliminating toxic chemicals added to plastics to make safe recycled products feasible.

Source: CNN May 31, 2023 15:51 UTC