Global plastics treaty edging closer - US may support limits on plastic production
Washington may support a draft treaty being worked out at the UN that calls for an end to plastic waste pollution. The US is likely to join the ranks of countries willing to impose restrictions on global plastic production, according to a Reuters source.
United States in favour of limiting and reducing plastic production
The work to construct the treaty follows the adoption of UNEA Resolution 5/14 of March 2022, in which the 175 countries have declared their willingness to conclude an agreement to end plastic waste pollution. However, this date has been put in doubt due to, among other things, the opposition of China, Saudi Arabia and the US to the inclusion of provisions on the control of plastic production in the treaty.
As Reuters reports, despite declarations in early 2024, US likely to decide to support plastic treaty, joining the ranks of countries calling for a gradual reduction in the amount of plastics produced. Support for the treaty has already been expressed by EU member states, South Korea, Peru and Rwanda, among others. The last round of treaty negotiations is scheduled for the second half of November 2024. It is noteworthy, this date comes just two weeks after the US presidential election, which may be crucial to the position that US representatives at the UN will ultimately take.
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Developed within the UN framework, the treaty aims to oblige countries to end plastic pollution and to take action to protect the environment and human health from the effects of the production, use and generation of plastic waste. The treaty text is to include both binding and voluntary remedies. The far-reaching idea, on the other hand, is to move towards a global closed-loop economy for all plastics.
For EU member states, the planned The global measures are, as it were, in addition to the provisions arising from the so-called 'globalisation'. SUP plastic directivewhich also aimed to reduce plastic pollution. EU regulations not only imposed obligations on manufacturers to record, charge and label products containing plastics, but also forced to provide consumers with more environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic packaging disposable.
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