Global Plastics Treaty

Delegate from Mexico makes a speech at the closing plenary of INC5 in Busan. In the foreground is the crowd, and on the screen is the blue INC sign and a shot of the delegate, wearing a light top and a light fluffy bucket hat.

The INC-5 plastics treaty talks ended without a treaty. What’s next?

Fish-shaped rubbish cage on a beach in Barbados

Small countries, big impact: Why the plastics treaty must address the needs of Small Island Developing States

Two women standing in front of a torrent of plastic pollution - at artwork at the fourth round of treaty negotiations towards a global plastics treaty

Lessons from other treaties: How the Global Plastics Treaty can mandate National Plans that work

Litter on a beach

Small Islands will “choke on plastic” if urgent action is not taken through the UN Plastics Treaty

Piles of litter on a beach

Common Seas asks for an Ambitious Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution that Safeguards our Oceans, our Climate and our Health

The Maldivian President, speaking at the UN General Assembly in 2019

From theory to practice: How countries can start developing policies to phase out plastic pollution

A UN diplomat banging a gavel to signify the end of a conference.

A historic step forwards for the global effort to tackle plastic pollution

Plastic waste littering a beach, with palm trees, waves, and clear skies in the background.

Why we urgently need a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution

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