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Chemicals and Waste Management Community of Practice (CoP)

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Welcome to the Chemicals and Waste Management Community of Practice!

The SAICM Secretariat is facilitating this Community of Practice (CoP) to host ongoing active discussions on issues of concern and chemicals of concern across diverse supply chains, capacity building and other relevant topics.

In 2020, SAICM established four CoPs – Highly Hazardous Pesticides, Chemicals in Products, Lead in Paint, and Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals – that have led successful knowledge exchanges.

While the activities of these communities came to an end in 2022, the SAICM Secretariat is continuing the momentum with a single, all-inclusive CoP on chemicals and waste management, in partnership with the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP).

On the SAICM websites, previous discussions on chemicals and waste management are still available.

We look forward to seeing you more often on the Green Forum to share your insights!

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Today at 2pm CEST, Chemicals and Waste Management CoP discussion on reporting and capacity building for the Beyond 2020 Framework Instrument will take place!

How can diverse stakeholders be more effectively engaged in the development and implementation of a capacity-building strategy for the new framework instrument?

What do you see as the key components that should be present in a successful capacity-building strategy for the new framework instrument?

Don't forget to register and join the discussion in an hour. Looking forward to seeing you all during the discussion!

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https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5516802306358/WN_FOTvh9bVQICfAatOHXla0g

This discussion guide outlines the main questions to be discussed during the fourth Chemicals and Waste Management CoP discussion, ICCM5 Preparations: Strengthening reporting and capacity building for the implementation of the beyond 2020 framework instrument. Following approval of the SAICM… Read More

SAICM Secretariat, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP)

On 8 September 2023 (14:00 CEST | UTC+2), the SAICM Secretariat and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) are hosting a discussion on "ICCM5 Preparations: Strengthening reporting and capacity building for the implementation of the beyond 2020 framework instrument". Following approval of… Read More

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Hello esteem changemakers. It's my profound pleasure to meet you all. So so excited.

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Chemicals and Waste Management CoP August Digest is out now!

What topics did we zoom into over the past months?

Check out below the recent discussion summaries and recordings!
✔️ April 2023 | Integrated Chemicals and Waste Management
?https://ggkp.org/chemandwaste-discussion1

✔️ June 2023 | Chemical Management in Companies
?https://ggkp.org/chemandwaste-discussion2

✔️ July 2023 | Chemicals in Plastics
?https://ggkp.org/chemandwaste-discussion3

Stay tuned for our upcoming discussions to share best practices and key insights into critical issues on chemicals and waste management.

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Only around a month left till the Fifth Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)!

In the lead-up to the ICCM5, watch the recording and read the summary of our very first discussion on "Integrated Chemicals and Waste Management."

IOMC proposes three dimensions of integrated chemicals and waste management:
✅ National systems
✅ Industry action
✅ Sustainable Development Goals

How can we facilitate further discussions and actions on integrated chemicals and waste management?

Share your ideas in the comments!

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https://thegreenforum.org/event/integrated-chemicals-and-waste-management-lead-iccm5-national-system...

What are the most pressing issues for you related to chemicals in plastics?

Here is a report that can guide you through the issues linked to plastic pollution and associated chemicals.

"Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report" by UNEP integrates two studies on chemicals in plastics, revealing that of the 13,000 substances associated with plastics, more than 3,200 are chemicals of potential concern.

As concerning chemicals have been discovered in plastics across various sectors and product value chains and can be released during any phase of a plastic's life cycle, addressing these chemicals could help resolve a spectrum of SAICM-related and other pressing issues.

Learn more from the recording of the chemicals in plastics discussion where speakers zoomed in on issues and methodologies to handle chemicals in plastics.

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https://www.greenpolicyplatform.org/research/chemicals-plastics-technical-report
https://youtu.be/XZk6aCX8JkQ
SAICM Secretariat

On 28 June 2023 (14:00 CEST | UTC+2), the SAICM Secretariat and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership is hosting a discussion on "Chemicals in Plastics: A deep dive into composition, recyclability and policy implications". Our modern world, increasingly reliant on plastic products,… Read More

Discussion 3 "Chemicals in Plastics: A deep dive into composition, recyclability and policy implications" summary held on 28 June 2023. Plastic products present a complex challenge in that multiple chemicals that give plastics their versatility and durability simultaneously complicate recycling… Read More

What tools are available for businesses, governments, NGOs and academia to facilitate chemicals management?

In the latest Chemicals and Waste Management CoP discussion on "Best Practices for Responsible Chemical and Waste Management in Companies and SMEs," some examples of methodologies used for sound chemical management were highlighted by panelists.

Access them below and share your experiences here!

✅UNITAR: http://smctools-sme.unitar.org/
✅IOMC: https://iomctoolbox.org/
✅IAMC: https://iamc-toolkit.org/
✅Green Industry Platform: https://igosolution.org/

Learn more about the Chemicals and Waste Management CoP discussions ⤵️

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https://thegreenforum.org/event/best-practices-responsible-chemical-and-waste-management-companies-a...