Global Plastics Treaty

What is it and why you should join the call for an ambitious global treaty to end the age of plastic.

On March 2, 2022, the United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first-ever global plastics pollution treaty, adopted upon the conclusion of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2).

What is the Plastics Treaty?

The Global Plastics Treaty represents a unique and crucial opportunity for a worldwide coordinated initiative to effectively resolve the ongoing plastic pollution crisis at all stages of the life span of plastics. Nevertheless, there exists a risk of its potential dilution and corruption. We must unite together to advocate for an ambitious treaty, ensuring its effectiveness in mitigating the plastic pollution crisis.

As countries continue the negotiations, the pressure from civil society will be instrumental in ensuring that the treaty:

  • Includes drastic plastic production cuts
  • Protect human health, human rights and the environment
  • Sets accountability measures for plastic producing industries and countries
  • Don’t promote false solutions such as plastic credits, bioplastics, chemical recycling and incineration, and instead promote reuse systems
After three INC meetings, the INC-4 is scheduled to take place from 23-29 of April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada.

What we want out of INC-4

Help us spread the word about the Plastic Treaty!

Plastic is a growing crisis with a devastating impact on the environment and human life. This treaty is an opportunity to get it right.

These priorities ensure that the #PlasticsTreaty meaningfully addresses all aspects of the #PlasticsCrisis.

Sign the petition to support an effective #PlasticsTreaty: bit.ly/PlasticsTreatyPetition

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4

SIGN petitions

Whether you’re an individual, representing an organization, an expert scientist, or a young person, you can join the call for change! Sign the petitions below demanding for an ambitious legally-binding global #PlasticsTreaty.
Petition for Individual Sign-on
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Civil Society & Stakeholder Call to Action Petition for Organization Sign-on
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Scientists’ Declaration
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BFFP Youth Statement on the Global Plastics Treaty
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Learn and Educate

Knowledge is key in our fight to end plastic pollution. Check out some of the resources below.

EIA INC-3 briefing

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CIEL's Towards a Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

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BFFP Corporate briefing

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Defining plastic products, materials and polymers: a proposal

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How the Plastic Pollution Resolution relates to chemicals and health

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements – Production

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements – Finance

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Reuse

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INC-3 Participants analysis revealed

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INC-3 Press Release

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  • Report (and Executive Summary)

    Is net zero enough for the materials production sector?

    by Zero Waste Europe
    When considering the urgency of reducing GHG emissions there is a possibility that, despite the aims of the net zero pathways, the cumulative carbon emissions budget will be exceeded. This is due to the risks associated with deploying unproven technologies in some sectors – namely, plastics, aluminium, iron & steel, cement & concrete. This report by Zero Waste Europe and Eunomia allocated a risk factor associated with each intervention and quantified how this influences the likelihood of overshooting the remaining carbon budget. It also attempted to determine whether the overshoot can be reduced by accelerating the adoption model deployed for technological interventions
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  • Background paper

    Plastic Treaty – transparency requirement for chemicals constituents in plastic is a must

    by HEJSupport, SSNC, groundWorkSA
    Despite the importance of addressing chemical contamination caused by plastic, information about chemicals in plastic is not disclosed. Lack of transparency for the chemical composition of plastics undermines plastic management to reduce pollution. In this publication, HEJSupport, SSNC and groundWorkSA discuss the urgency of chemical information transparency in plastics and ways to address it within and outside the value chain and throughout the plastic lifecycle. We argue that disclosing chemical constituents in plastic contributes to plastic pollution reduction, resource efficiency via toxic-free circular economy and promotes the public right to know.
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  • Set of Principles

    Key Principles for a plastic treaty

    by IPEN
    IPEN believes that an understanding of the following three principles will be foundational for a Plastics Treaty that addresses the human health and climate threats from plastics throughout their lifecycle, and for promoting alternatives that truly meet the needs of a circular economy.
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#breakfreefromplastic allies and members are calling
for a global #PlasticsTreaty, see what they’re saying online:

Fantastikten trajik olana kadar plastiğin hikayesi hiç beklenmedik bir şekilde gelişiyor. Bir zamanlar kullanışlı olan şey artık gezegeni boğuyor. Her yıl milyonlarca ton plastik atık, Dünya'daki yaşamı besleyen ekosistemleri istila ediyor. Ancak bu hikayenin sonu değil. Farklı bir son mümkün: Gereksiz plastik ürünleri keserek ve ürünleri kolayca yeniden kullanılabilecek, onarılabilecek, yeniden değerlendirilebilecek ve geri dönüştürülebilecek şekilde yeniden tasarlamakla başlar. Plastik olmayan alternatiflere geçiş. Çevreye duyarlı atık yönetim sistemlerinin güçlendirilmesi. #BeatPlasticPollution için harekete geçme ve yenilik yapma zamanı. Dünya bir #PlasticsTreaty üzerinde çalışırken, daha fazlasını öğrenmek ve katılmak için bio'daki bağlantıya gidin♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️
 unep From fantastic to tragic—plastic’s story is unfolding in a way never anticipated.

What was once convenient, is now choking the planet. Each year, millions of tons of plastic waste invade the ecosystems that nurture life on Earth.

This isn’t the end of the story, though. A different ending is possible: it starts with cutting out unnecessary plastic products and redesigning products so that they can be easily reused, repaired, repurposed and recycled. Switching to non-plastic alternatives. Strengthening environmentally sound waste management systems. 

It’s time to act and innovate to #BeatPlasticPollution. 

As the world works on a #PlasticsTreaty, head to the link in bio to learn more and get involved.

Fantastikten trajik olana kadar plastiğin hikayesi hiç beklenmedik bir şekilde gelişiyor. Bir zamanlar kullanışlı olan şey artık gezegeni boğuyor. Her yıl milyonlarca ton plastik atık, Dünya`daki yaşamı besleyen ekosistemleri istila ediyor. Ancak bu hikayenin sonu değil. Farklı bir son mümkün: Gereksiz plastik ürünleri keserek ve ürünleri kolayca yeniden kullanılabilecek, onarılabilecek, yeniden değerlendirilebilecek ve geri dönüştürülebilecek şekilde yeniden tasarlamakla başlar. Plastik olmayan alternatiflere geçiş. Çevreye duyarlı atık yönetim sistemlerinin güçlendirilmesi. #BeatPlasticPollution için harekete geçme ve yenilik yapma zamanı. Dünya bir #PlasticsTreaty üzerinde çalışırken, daha fazlasını öğrenmek ve katılmak için bio`daki bağlantıya gidin♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️
unep From fantastic to tragic—plastic’s story is unfolding in a way never anticipated.

What was once convenient, is now choking the planet. Each year, millions of tons of plastic waste invade the ecosystems that nurture life on Earth.

This isn’t the end of the story, though. A different ending is possible: it starts with cutting out unnecessary plastic products and redesigning products so that they can be easily reused, repaired, repurposed and recycled. Switching to non-plastic alternatives. Strengthening environmentally sound waste management systems.

It’s time to act and innovate to #BeatPlasticPollution.

As the world works on a #PlasticsTreaty, head to the link in bio to learn more and get involved.
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On April 13th 2024 EARTHCARE was talking Plastics: Why the Planet needs a Plastics Treaty. More than 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute around the world. 5 trillion plastic bags will be used this year. We need to keep plastics out of the environment because once there they do not biodegrade. I am holding a mylar plastic balloon, ironically "Patrick" the starfish from SpongeBob, found on one of our beaches. As it becomes transparent it resembles jellyfish, a favourite food of turtles, marine mammals and some finfish. Once ingested plastic becomes lodged in the digestive tract eventually causing the animal to starve to death. #earthcare #earthcareecokidsrule #endplasticswaste #plasticstreaty

On April 13th 2024 EARTHCARE was talking Plastics: Why the Planet needs a Plastics Treaty. More than 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute around the world. 5 trillion plastic bags will be used this year. We need to keep plastics out of the environment because once there they do not biodegrade. I am holding a mylar plastic balloon, ironically "Patrick" the starfish from SpongeBob, found on one of our beaches. As it becomes transparent it resembles jellyfish, a favourite food of turtles, marine mammals and some finfish. Once ingested plastic becomes lodged in the digestive tract eventually causing the animal to starve to death. #earthcare #earthcareecokidsrule #endplasticswaste #plasticstreaty ...

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Despite what it says on the label, most plastic is too dangerous or difficult to recycle. But it doesn’t have to be.

At #INC4 governments must support global rules to ensure all plastic is safe and easy to recycle.

Call on them to take action at BanIt.org

#StopPlasticPollution #BanIt #ZeroUse #PlasticsTreaty

Despite what it says on the label, most plastic is too dangerous or difficult to recycle. But it doesn’t have to be.

At #INC4 governments must support global rules to ensure all plastic is safe and easy to recycle.

Call on them to take action at BanIt.org

#StopPlasticPollution #BanIt #ZeroUse #PlasticsTreaty
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Plástico é para sempre?

Posted withregram • unep 
From fantastic to tragic—plastic’s story is unfolding in a way never anticipated.

What was once convenient, is now choking the planet. Each year, millions of tons of plastic waste invade the ecosystems that nurture life on Earth.

This isn’t the end of the story, though. A different ending is possible: it starts with cutting out unnecessary plastic products and redesigning products so that they can be easily reused, repaired, repurposed and recycled. Switching to non-plastic alternatives. Strengthening environmentally sound waste management systems. 

It’s time to act and innovate to #BeatPlasticPollution. 

As the world works on a #PlasticsTreaty, head to the link in bio to learn more and get involved.

Plástico é para sempre?

Posted withregram • unep
From fantastic to tragic—plastic’s story is unfolding in a way never anticipated.

What was once convenient, is now choking the planet. Each year, millions of tons of plastic waste invade the ecosystems that nurture life on Earth.

This isn’t the end of the story, though. A different ending is possible: it starts with cutting out unnecessary plastic products and redesigning products so that they can be easily reused, repaired, repurposed and recycled. Switching to non-plastic alternatives. Strengthening environmentally sound waste management systems.

It’s time to act and innovate to #BeatPlasticPollution.

As the world works on a #PlasticsTreaty, head to the link in bio to learn more and get involved.
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We can't recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.💥 Plastic production must be capped. Add your name to the #PlasticsTreaty petition 👉🔗 urging world leaders to end the #PlasticAge with a strong & ambitious Plastics Treaty. 🗣️ 

🔗 ✍🏽 LINK IN BIO

#ToxicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4 #PlasticPollution #PlasticFree #

We can`t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.💥 Plastic production must be capped. Add your name to the #PlasticsTreaty petition 👉🔗 urging world leaders to end the #PlasticAge with a strong & ambitious Plastics Treaty. 🗣️

🔗 ✍🏽 LINK IN BIO

#ToxicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4 #PlasticPollution #PlasticFree #
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Every stage of plastics life cycle is a health threat to humans. 
Communities are exposed to pollutants during oil extraction.
Workers inhale toxic gasses during manufacturing.
Consumers ingest and absorb plastics toxins!

A 75% reduction in production is Needed

#plasticstreaty

Every stage of plastics life cycle is a health threat to humans.
Communities are exposed to pollutants during oil extraction.
Workers inhale toxic gasses during manufacturing.
Consumers ingest and absorb plastics toxins!

A 75% reduction in production is Needed

#plasticstreaty
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It’s simple to make a huge difference in the reduction of single use plastic from supermarkets. Our patented systems can dispense the thickest of products anything from cooking oils to ketchup etc. The manufacturers of these products could generate more income also by reducing the trucking to supermarkets in the traditional plastic packaging. We continue our uphill battle! We have requested MiamiDade County assist us in getting a meeting with publix. #reuse #refillnotlandfill #plasticstreaty #plasticfree #landfill #healthylifestyle

It’s simple to make a huge difference in the reduction of single use plastic from supermarkets. Our patented systems can dispense the thickest of products anything from cooking oils to ketchup etc. The manufacturers of these products could generate more income also by reducing the trucking to supermarkets in the traditional plastic packaging. We continue our uphill battle! We have requested MiamiDade County assist us in getting a meeting with publix. #reuse #refillnotlandfill #plasticstreaty #plasticfree #landfill #healthylifestyle ...

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