Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters was previously a staff writer at Grist covering plastics, corporate sustainability commitments, and carbon markets, among other topics. He previously worked as a production assistant at the radio show Living on Earth and as an intern at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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![A collage of three photos of plastic (a bag, some fencing, and some bubble wrap) overlaid with a gestural blue line chart on a blue background. The bag and bubble wrap are grey and the fencing is red.]()
![A collage of three photos of plastic (a bag, some fencing, and some bubble wrap) overlaid with a gestural blue line chart on a blue background. The bag and bubble wrap are grey and the fencing is red.]()
The global plastics crisis explained in 6 charts
Research shows the extent of plastic pollution today — and why the U.N. is negotiating a treaty to keep it from getting worse.
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![digital collage with UN logo, a hand holding a sign that reads no plastic in my sea, and a man speaking at a podium]()
![digital collage with UN logo, a hand holding a sign that reads no plastic in my sea, and a man speaking at a podium]()
Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists
Your guide to the major coalitions and observers.
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![Side view of delegates seated at a long table, mostly looking at their desks.]()
![Side view of delegates seated at a long table, mostly looking at their desks.]()
Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talks
Delegates are meeting in Geneva for a sixth — and potentially final — round of negotiations.
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This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law
Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived fuel."
