plastics | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/plastics/ China and the Environment Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:17:43 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cdn.chinadialogue.net/content/uploads/2020/06/19102132/Colour.svg plastics | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/plastics/ 32 32 A difficult road ahead for treaty to end plastic pollution https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/a-difficult-road-ahead-for-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:36:36 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=118029 Negotiations have not been going smoothly, leaving the future of a binding treaty hanging in the balance, observes Li Jiacheng

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]]> In Zimbabwe and Malawi, women mobilise to tackle plastic waste https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/in-zimbabwe-and-malawi-women-mobilise-to-tackle-plastic-waste/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:34:45 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=105795 While female-led initiatives are boosting plastic recycling, government capacity to implement regulations holds the key to the waste crisis

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]]> Vietnam looks for solutions to plastic pollution where government fails https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/vietnam-looks-for-solutions-to-plastic-pollution-where-government-fails/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:36:05 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=76335 NGOs and grassroots organisations work to fill in the gaps of waste policies plagued by poor enforcement

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]]> China cools on biodegradable plastic https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/china-cools-on-biodegradable-plastic/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=75226 With the official stance shifting from all-in to wait-and-see, the future of biodegradable plastic in China is uncertain

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]]> Can ‘plastic credits’ help solve the waste crisis? https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/can-plastic-credits-help-solve-the-waste-crisis/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:30:00 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=74827 Experts are both optimistic and wary about the emerging plastic waste economy

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]]> The apps helping Indonesia’s waste collectors https://chinadialogue.net/en/cities/the-apps-helping-indonesias-waste-collectors/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:48:07 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=73110 Apps are recasting informal waste collectors as environmental protectors, while improving their working conditions and earning potential

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]]> Eleven Chinese chemical plants may have stopped controlling ‘super-pollutant’ https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/chinese-chemical-plants-super-pollutant-nitrous-oxide/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:14:49 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=66630 Controls on nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, worked perfectly at Chinese plants, until foreign subsidy dried up

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]]> Asian countries spurn and burn waste imports https://chinadialogue.net/en/cities/11801-asian-countries-spurn-and-burn-waste-imports/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Two years after China’s ban, Southeast Asian nations are struggling to deal with import surge, and enacting bans of their own

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]]> Zero-waste living: ‘Solutions always outnumber problems’ https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/11726-zero-waste-living-solutions-always-outnumber-problems/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:10:00 +0000 What does it mean to live a life producing next to no trash? Carrie Yu, the founder of China’s first zero-waste store, shares her experiences.

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]]> Websites failing to protect consumers from toxic plastic toys https://chinadialogue.net/en/business/11568-websites-failing-to-protect-consumers-from-toxic-plastic-toys/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:26:00 +0000 Report claims China’s massive e-commerce sites are boosting sales of unsafe products and failing to uphold safety standards

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