"Plastics Convention response"

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1 April 2025

Discarded paper, plastic bags, and offerings pile up near graves after ancestral rites at a cemetery in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, on March 31, 2025. The scene reflects environmental issues tied to traditional rituals during memorial periods.

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#11564751

11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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#11564753

11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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#11564754

11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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#11564755

11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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#11564756

11 September 2024

At a press conference organized by the 'Plastic Root Coalition' (a coalition aimed at eradicating plastic pollution), participants call on the government to take a strong stance on plastic regulation and to actively contribute to the formulation of an international treaty, on September 11, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The government is scheduled to host the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at the end of November in Busan to finalize global regulations on plastic use. South Korea, the fourth-largest petrochemical producer in the world, has yet to announce a clear position on reducing plastic production.

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