The Global Plastics Treaty represents a unique and crucial opportunity for a worldwide coordinated initiative to effectively resolve the ongoing plastic pollution crisis at all stages of the life span of plastics. Nevertheless, there exists a risk of its potential dilution and corruption. We must unite together to advocate for an ambitious treaty, ensuring its effectiveness in mitigating the plastic pollution crisis.

As countries continue the negotiations, the pressure from civil society will be instrumental in ensuring that the treaty:

• Includes drastic plastic production cuts
• Protect human health, human rights and the environment
• Sets accountability measures for plastic producing industries and countries
• Don’t promote false solutions such as plastic credits, bioplastics, chemical recycling and incineration, and instead promote reuse systems

The Global Plastics Treaty is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address plastic pollution comprehensively. But as countries finalize the terms of the treaty, it could be easily diluted and corrupted. Together, we need to push nations to pass an ambitious and effective treaty.