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The key principles of the initiative on plastic are based on the evidence and knowledge produced by UNEP and are the commitments that define the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
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The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is officially announced today by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. This initiative unites the...
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The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative was officially announced during Fitur 2020. Representatives from lead organisations presented the operational structure of the initiative and key stakeholders from the tourism sector explained the co-creation...
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The ongoing pandemic has hit the tourism sector hard, putting more than 100 million jobs at risk. Now, as countries begin to recover and tourism restarts in a growing number of destinations, the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the World...
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Within the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a circular approach to the management of plastic items and packaging can avoid any increase in the use of single-use plastics for hygiene purposes. It can also relieve pressure on waste management...
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Tourism businesses and organisations from every part of the global tourism value chain join fight against plastic pollution
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UNWTO, UNEP and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation hosted the “Eliminate.Innovate.Circulate. Strategies from the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative” event