Dear Yolanda. Greetings from Baku, Azerbaijan. As a new member to this group i would like to learn more about SME access to sustainable and green financing. Thank you in advance. Kamran

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Lithium batteries are bursting into flames, starting dangerous, toxic trash fires

Fires. Explosions. Skyrocketing insurance rates. The crisis is here — and it’s putting our workers, recycling systems, and communities at risk.

Today in The Hill National Stewardship Action Council Executive (NSAC) Director Heidi Sanborn, MPA and Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) SWANA CEO Amy Lestition Burke, MA, FASAE, CAE sound the alarm on a growing national threat: fires from improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries and hazardous consumer products.

This isn’t an isolated issue. Across North America, fire incidents at recycling and waste facilities rose 15% in just one year — and 14 leading NGOs, convened by NSAC and SWANA, are urging action.

We need manufacturers and policymakers to step up:
Design safer products
Label and educate clearly
Fund accessible take-back programs through Extended Producer Responsibility

Read the op-ed and join us in calling for solutions that protect workers, communities, and the circular economy we all depend on: https://lnkd.in/eMwFsN2R

One Ocean Science Congress side event - Ending Plastic Pollution: Spotlight on East and Southeast Asia

Plastic pollution is a global environmental issue. East and Southeast Asia are of strategic importance in the fight against plastic pollution, where rivers and coastlines are some of the most affected. Co-organised by the OECD together with the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, this event seeks to spotlight current trends in plastic flows and pollution across ASEAN Plus Three Member States as well as showcase effective national and regional initiatives, and identify priorities for scaling up policy action, financing and partnerships – within the marine environment and beyond.