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How Plastics Poison the Circular Economy
These studies highlight significant challenges in managing plastic waste streams, particularly in three significant global economies – China, Indonesia and Russia.
Throwaway Packaging, Forever Chemicals: European wide survey of PFAS in disposable food packaging and tableware
This report investigates the presence of PFAS in disposable food packaging and tableware across six European countries, revealing contamination in all tested samples.
Home Hazardous Chemicals Found in Plastic Products in Africa
This study reveals the widespread contamination of consumer products in Africa, with 16% of 244 sampled items from seven countries classified as hazardous waste due to toxic chemicals like BFRs derived from recycled e-waste and end-of-life vehicles.
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This report evaluates the impact of climate-smart agriculture practices on yields and examines the productivity of key crop value chains and showcases.
Solving the climate conundrum
This report explores the complexities of global climate action, focusing on the interconnected challenges that make climate goals difficult to achieve.
Aligning Finance
The review examines the current alignment of finance with climate goals and outlines obstacles that hinder accurate assessments, including fragmented data and varied methodologies.
Voluntary Carbon Markets
This report explores the role of voluntary carbon markets in global climate action, focusing on their potential to drive emissions reductions and carbon removal.
Report on mapping linkages between all 17 SDGs and sound management of chemicals and wastes
This report maps the linkages between all 17 SDGs and sound management of chemicals and wastes in terms of goals, targets and indicators, through the international chemicals and wastes multilateral environmental agreements.
Fiscal and economic consequences of a net-zero transition in Spain
This paper estimates the fiscal and economic impacts of Spain's transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, utilizing the OECD’s ENV-Linkages model for a detailed quantitative scenario analysis.
Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with PCBs, PCTs, PCNs or PBBs including HBB
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

This document provides updated technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of wastes containing or contaminated with PCBs, PCTs, PCNs and PBBs, including HBB, following decisions from the Basel and Stockholm conventions.