May 30, 2024

The deal is sealed: the EU mercury regulation is moving to the next stage

Today, the Council of the EU gave its final green light to the revised text of the Regulation on Mercury, sealing the deal and leading by example in the fight against mercury pollution in the EU and abroad. As a start, the revised text will put an end to the export […]
February 6, 2024

Open letter – Stop exports of EU banned mercury-added lamps to developing countries

In view of the negotiations happening under the revision of the EU Mercury regulation, the European Environmental Bureau, the Zero Mercury Working Group, CLASP and the Clean Lighting Coalition, supported by over 30 NGOs and networks, expressed their concerns on the ongoing exports of mercury added lamp. The letter sent to […]
April 14, 2022

What happened at the second segment of the fourth Conference of the Parties for the Minamata Convention on Mercury?

The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) participated at the COP 4.2 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which took place in Bali, Indonesia from 21 to 25 March 2022. Its main priorities for COP4.2 included the following: COP4.2 made several decisions along the lines of the ZMWG recommendations, among others. […]
February 21, 2020

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp stars in a movie about mercury poisoning that premiers in Berlin today.

February 20, 2020

Making the case for a ban on mercury lamps

Making the case for a ban on mercury lamps
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