Businesses ramp up calls for legally binding Global Plastics Treaty
Harmonised regulations should include phase-outs, product design and extended producer responsibility (EPR).
The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty has published an open letter calling for the adoption of a Global Plastics Treaty with harmonised regulations to end plastic pollution.
The letter says that voluntary efforts are not enough, and warns that the current fragmented regulatory landscape is leading to increased costs and complexity. It comes just weeks after a group of 95 countries reiterated their support for a target to reduce plastic production as part of the Global Plastics Treaty, by signing a âNice wake-up callâ at the UN Ocean Conference.
