World No Tobacco Day 2022 webinar: Fighting tobacco product waste

World Health Organization (WHO)

UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Past Event

Thursday, Jun 02, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (UTC)

Registration Required

Hosts

World Health Organization (WHO)

UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Languages

English
English

Channels

Awareness Days

Climate & Environment

Health

Objectives:

  • To shed light on the global detrimental impact of tobacco product waste on environment, economy, societies, human health, biodiversity and water bodies
  • To provide clarity on the policy concept of Extended Producer Responsibility and its practical application by presenting case studies

Tobacco control experts and environmental advocates from around the world will join our roundtable discussion to connect the dots between Extended Producer Responsibility, tobacco industry liability and polluter pays principle.

Panelists will discuss policy options for mitigating tobacco product waste, which will include case studies from Kigali and San Francisco.

Hosts

World Health Organization (WHO)

UN Environment Programme (UNEP)