The global plastics treaty: why is it needed?

On March 2, 2022, the UN Environment Assembly adopted a historic resolution to develop a global plastics treaty. 1 UN Environment ProgrammeEnd plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument. https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/39812/OEWG_PP_1_INF_1_UNEA%20resolution.pdfDate: March 7, 2022 Date accessed: July 16, 2023 Google Scholar The goal is to reduce plastic pollution, including ocean pollution and microplastics, across the entire plastic life-cycle. Treaty negotiations are on a fast track. An intergovernmental negotiating committee has met twice. A third meeting is scheduled for November, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. The intent is to draft the treaty by the end of 2024.