Category: Maritime Sources

• Towards a UN Plastics Treaty: Barriers and a Path Forward After INC 5.2

  

  As the process for a UN Plastics Treaty continue, after a tumultuous INC 5.2, countries must now address the significant barriers to progress by minimizing conflicts of interest and enacting voting procedures on substantive matters.

  Global Plastic Laws

  October 8, 2025

  Resources, Design and Reuse, Extended Producer Responsibility, Lifecycle Categories, Maritime Sources, Microplastics, News, Production and Manufacturing of Plastics, Reduction, Transparency and Traceability, Waste Management, Waste Trade

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• Insights Paper: Effective National Planning to Coordinate Action on Plastic Pollution

  

  The National Planning Working Group for Plastics Action recommends and identifies national plastics policy plans for greatest potential impact to reduce plastic pollution.

  Global Plastic Laws

  August 4, 2025

  Resources, Design and Reuse, Extended Producer Responsibility, Lifecycle Categories, Maritime Sources, Microplastics, Production and Manufacturing of Plastics, Reduction, Transparency and Traceability, Waste Management, Waste Trade

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• UN Plastics Treaty: What to Watch for at INC-5.2

  

  Negotiations for a UN Plastics Treaty resume in Switzerland August of 2025. The draft text outlines key divergences in country positions. Decisions on these key articles will determine if the treaty can effectively address plastic pollution.

  Global Plastic Laws

  July 31, 2025

  Resources, Advanced recycling / Chemical recycling, Design and Reuse, Extended Producer Responsibility, Lifecycle Categories, Maritime Sources, Microplastics, News, Plastic offset, Production and Manufacturing of Plastics, Reduction, Topics of Concern, Transparency and Traceability, Waste Management, Waste Trade

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• Setting the Stage for INC-5.2

  

  Ahead of INC-5.2, the Environmental Investigation Agency released a summary of potential plastics treaty negotiations outcomes, and what they mean for finalizing a Global Plastics Treaty.

  Global Plastic Laws

  March 20, 2025

  Lifecycle Categories, Design and Reuse, Extended Producer Responsibility, Maritime Sources, Microplastics, Production and Manufacturing of Plastics, Reduction, Resources, Transparency and Traceability, Waste Management, Waste Trade

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• EU lawmakers consider stronger plastic pollution law after spill hits Spain

  

  Some European Union lawmakers are pushing to strengthen a planned law on microplastics pollution, after millions of plastic pellets washed up on the coast of Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. Tiny plastic pellets are used to manufacture everyday items from water bottles to shopping bags. They are also an environmental menace, adding to the scourge of…

  Global Plastic Laws

  January 11, 2024

  News, Maritime Sources, Microplastics

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