Addressing the Full Lifecycle of Plastics for the GPT

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In this episode, podcast host Niven Reddy engages in a conversation with a panel of experts including Daniela Duran (Center for International Environmental Law - CIEL), Weyinmi Okotie (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free From Plastics Africa), Sam Adukumi (EnviroHealth Consult and part-time senior lecturer at University of Ghana), Mohamed Kamal (Greenish Foundation), and Alexandra Caterbow (Health and Environment Justice Support - HEJSupport).
They discuss the critical importance of addressing the full lifecycle of plastics within the framework of the Global Plastics Treaty.

19 Apr English South Africa Society & Culture

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