We don’t need a plastics treaty for nations to enact polluter-pays laws now

The head of waste management non-profit Ocean Recovery Alliance tells the EB Podcast that recycled content mandates will drive the circular economy better than caps on virgin plastic production. Brands should be pressured more than petrochemical producers to phase out unnecessary plastics, he says.

The latest negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution ended in Geneva last week without an agreement. The result leaves oceans, wildlife, livelihoods and public health vulnerable to surging plastic production and pollution.

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