• Episode 1282: Think Tank: Plastics industry must find way forward after collapse of UN treaty talks

  • Dec 3 2024
  • Length: 20 mins
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Episode 1282: Think Tank: Plastics industry must find way forward after collapse of UN treaty talks

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  • Plastics and chemical producers need to find more effective ways to tackle the problem of plastic waste after UN treaty negotiations ended without agreement at the weekend.

    - Consumer demand will drive improvements in plastic waste management

    - Chemical companies need to reconnect with brands/consumers

    - We will move out of the current ‘trough of despair’ about recycling

    - End of globalization may mean national/regional treaties are more effective

    - UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee concluded in Busan, South Korea, on 1 December, with no definitive agreement

    - Around 100 countries backed proposals, with a small number of hold-outs
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