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The Zero Mercury Working Group participated at the Minamata Convention COP4.1 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, it was agreed that the fourth Conference of the Parties (COP-4) would take place in two segments: a first segment (COP4.1) to be conducted online within the period of 1 to 5 November […]

The European Environmental Bureau, in collaboration with the Zero Mercury Working Group (EEB/ZMWG), is interested in contracting with a qualified expert to assist the work in the Caribbean towards phasing out certain mercury added products as outlined in Article 4 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. To that end, EEB/ZMWG […]

The EEB Zero Mercury campaign is making a list of skin-lightening creams containing or potentially containing toxic mercury publicly available on an online platform. The platform will provide user-friendly access to information, with simple, effective search filters and data visualisations. The platform will combine existing data collected by EEB / […]

Call to action: Tell the EU to eliminate mercury in light bulbs Eliminating all fluorescent bulbs from European markets would significantly reduce toxic mercury pollution, lower carbon emissions and save people and businesses billions of euros in energy consumption. That is why we urge you to tell the European Commission […]

The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear warnings by Interpol and international civil society groups that the vessel contains high levels of toxics. Local media reports that mercury-contaminated oil sludge was removed from the ship and filled […]