In Japan, the Network for Protecting Children from Toxic Chemical Substances, of which Consumers Union of Japan (CUJ) is a member, is calling on the Japanese Government to make the United Nations Plastics Convention effective.
The Network is also collecting signatures for a petition to the Japanese Government to make this Plastics Convention effective.
The Network is led by the Japan Endocrine-disrupter Preventive Action, the National Council for Dioxin and Environmental Hormone Control, and 20 citizens’ groups, including NPOs such as the Toxic Watch Network, the Toxic Chemical Substances Reduction Network and 32 consumer cooperatives across Japan.
In the run-up to INC5 in Busan in November 2024, the Network has collected more than 67180 signatures in about two months in a petition drive calling for (1) reduction of new plastic production, (2) regulation of toxic chemicals contained in plastics, and (3) a phased ban on the use of disposable plastics.
14 November 2024
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