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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.
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.
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.
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.
Indonesia’s Ban on Importing Plastic Waste Met With Cautious Optimism From Campaigners
Indonesia banned waste imports in 2025. Experts weigh in on the impacts of the new ban.
Plastic Waste Transparency Project Hub
On the Plastic Waste Transparency Project Hub, activists, policy makers, academics and industry stakeholders can find up-to-date information on the global trade in plastic waste, the countries and actors engaged in it, as well as campaign information to combat the unsustainable trade in plastic waste.
Briefing: Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution is a global crisis causing extensive public health and ecological adversities. Given the fossil fuel origins of plastic materials, the extraction and refining processes for those petrochemicals create hazardous air and water conditions, particularly for community members who reside in proximity to these sites.
Southeast Asia Flooded with Imported Plastic Waste Meant for Recycling
Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic scrap after China blocked all but the cleanest plastic waste imports in 2018. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on…
Indonesia Cracks Down on the Scourge of Imported Plastic Waste
For decades, western wealthier nations have exported their largely unrecyclable plastic waste around the world, especially to poorer nations in the Global South. Following China’s ban on these plastic waste imports in 2018, plastic waste exporters began targeting other developing countries. Facing serious health, social, and environmental impacts, Indonesia has tightened regulations on imported plastic…
Microsite: The Story of Plastic in Canada–From Cradle to Grave
As the world’s governments come together to negotiate a new international treaty to tackle plastic pollution across its lifecycle, it is vital that the reality of plastic offsetting is understood. A concept shrouded in smoke and mirrors should not be incentivised in a treaty designed to reduce plastic pollution.
