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Athens, Greece – In an age where electronic waste is rapidly increasing and digital access is essential, Phones Without Borders, an initiative led by Julia Minder and the organization selfm. aid, is addressing both environmental and social challenges with one powerful solution.

The measures, which have now entered into force, will enhance resource efficiency, increase competitiveness and improve our economic security.

The formal application process will end on 21 February 2025.

After two years of negotiations and a week of talks in South Korea, UN member states failed to reach an agreement. Talks will continue in 2025.

Final negotiations on the deal start this week in Busan, South Korea, with the aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution.

Most plastic in our oceans comes from rivers, so tackling that pollution at its source is essential. Find out how people are helping to do so.

Brussels and Beijing have agreed on a joint roadmap for further collaboration on the vital issue.

World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution.

Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.