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Plastics Treaty INC-5

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2024

New Report: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health

Chemical Recycling: A Dangerous Deception

See StopPoisonPlastic.org - our website on toxic plastics

Video: Plastics Poisoning Our Health

New Report: The Arctic’s Plastic Crisis

IPEN Global Meeting Held in Kunming, China

Wednesday, 01 October 2014

The meeting convened nearly 100 NGO representatives from more than 30 countries, with over 30 NGO representatives from China. It was conducted with simultaneous English / Chinese translation, and covered issues related to IPEN’s global operation, as well as: chemical safety and pollution victims in China, electronic waste, POPs and the Stockholm Convention, lead paint elimination, highly hazardous pesticides, nanotechnology, mercury pollution and the Minamata Convention, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and others.

China Chemical Safety Project

China Chemical Safety Project Underway

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

IPEN, Chinese and Czech partners have been working on a 2-year, EU-funded project called: "Strengthening the Capacity of Pollution Victims and Civil Society Organizations to Increase Chemical Safety in China.” The Project includes public awareness-raising, resource materials, data generation, and case studies carried out in geographically and functionally diverse areas in three categories: metals, wastes, and chemicals.

Highly Hazardous Pesticides

NGOs draft appeal to stop producing, importing and using highly hazardous pesticides in the EECCA

Thursday, 17 July 2014

IPEN Participating Organizations in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asian (EECCA) region have prepared an Appeal to governments, MPs and local authorities to stop producing, importing and using highly hazardous pesticides in the region. Highly hazardous pesticides are a huge problem in the region, which was proven by a pioneer study conducted by IPEN and Eco-Accord in seven EECCA countries a few months ago.

IPEN Co-Chair and EcoWaste Coalition Board Member Manny Calonzo speaks at the event.

Lead

High-level event in the Philippines: 'Lead & Mercury-Safe Schools for Bright & Healthy Children'

Friday, 27 June 2014

A successful event promoting a safe school environment that will prevent and reduce childhood lead and mercury exposure was recently held in the Philippines. The event, organized by IPEN Participating Organization EcoWaste Coalition, the European Union and the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), saw 200 people in attendance, including H.E. European Union Ambassador Guy Ledoux and DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje.

Incineration

National Toxics Network and others object to the transfer of hazardous waste from Australia to France for incineration

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

UPDATE, 27 July, 2014: French reject Orica's toxic waste

Australian Broadcasting Corporation news story featuring Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith, IPEN Senior Advisor and former Co-Chair

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Lead

New Report on Lead Levels in Dust from Schools and Preschools in Sri Lanka

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

This newly released report shows that lead levels in dust from some schools and preschools in Sri Lanka are of high concern.

IPEN 3-Year Report Released

Thursday, 29 May 2014

This comprehensive report highlights some of IPEN's accomplishments from 2011 - 2013 and its contributions to building an international toxics-free movement. It also outlines IPEN's major areas of work, lists some important publications from the three-year period, and gives specific examples of some of IPEN's impacts around the world.

Read the report here.