BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//swoogo.com//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.41.90// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN UID:64343539-3362-4435-b432-353135313166 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f254aca9fac1f111e5a35fd3cd6b73afa8a21ffa@swoogo.com DTSTAMP:20260525T050011Z DESCRIPTION:The world is taking action to limit the flood of plastic waste that is polluting our rivers and oceans and harming wildlife and human hea lth. Negotiators are finalizing a global treaty on plastic waste with the goal of reducing single-use plastics and keeping plastics out of the envir onment. The treaty carries enormous implications for a range of industry s ectors and government operations\, and policy makers\, researchers and bus iness leaders are already at work on ways to replace plastics\, encourage their reuse and improve recycling.   \nOur panel of experts from industry and academia will explain the treaty’s impact and how some companies and c ommunities are moving beyond plastic waste and toward a circular economy t hat keeps plastics in their proper place. DTSTART:20241204T223000Z DTEND:20241205T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T050011Z LOCATION:Newsweek HQ\, One World Trade Center\, 72nd Floor\, New York\, NY 10007\, United States SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials TRANSP:OPAQUE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The world is taking action to limit the flo od of plastic waste that is polluting our rivers and oceans and harming wi ldlife and human health. Negotiators are finalizing a global treaty on pla stic waste with the goal of reducing single-use plastics and keeping plast ics out of the environment. The treaty carries enormous implications for a range of industry sectors and government operations\, and policy makers\, researchers and business leaders are already at work on ways to replace p lastics\, encourage their reuse and improve recycling.   
\nOur panel of experts from industry and academia will explain the treaty’s impact an d how some companies and communities are moving beyond plastic waste and t oward a circular economy that keeps plastics in their proper place.

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