The fourth round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-4) is happening in Ottawa from 23-29 April 2024. LEARN MORE

Global Plastics Treaty

What is it and why you should join the call for an ambitious global treaty to end the age of plastic.

On March 2, 2022, the United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first-ever global plastics pollution treaty, adopted upon the conclusion of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2).

What is the Plastics Treaty?

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
After three INC meetings, the INC-4 is scheduled to take place from 23-29 of April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada.

What we want out of INC-4

Help us spread the word about the Plastic Treaty!

Plastic is a growing crisis with a devastating impact on the environment and human life. This treaty is an opportunity to get it right.

These priorities ensure that the #PlasticsTreaty meaningfully addresses all aspects of the #PlasticsCrisis.

Sign the petition to support an effective #PlasticsTreaty: bit.ly/PlasticsTreatyPetition

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4

SIGN petitions

Whether you’re an individual, representing an organization, an expert scientist, or a young person, you can join the call for change! Sign the petitions below demanding for an ambitious legally-binding global #PlasticsTreaty.
Petition for Individual Sign-on
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Civil Society & Stakeholder Call to Action Petition for Organization Sign-on
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Scientists’ Declaration
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BFFP Youth Statement on the Global Plastics Treaty
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Learn and Educate

Knowledge is key in our fight to end plastic pollution. Check out some of the resources below.

EIA INC-3 briefing

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CIEL's Towards a Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

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BFFP Corporate briefing

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Defining plastic products, materials and polymers: a proposal

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How the Plastic Pollution Resolution relates to chemicals and health

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements – Production

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements – Finance

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Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Reuse

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INC-3 Participants analysis revealed

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INC-3 Press Release

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  • Report (and Executive Summary)

    Is net zero enough for the materials production sector?

    by Zero Waste Europe
    When considering the urgency of reducing GHG emissions there is a possibility that, despite the aims of the net zero pathways, the cumulative carbon emissions budget will be exceeded. This is due to the risks associated with deploying unproven technologies in some sectors – namely, plastics, aluminium, iron & steel, cement & concrete. This report by Zero Waste Europe and Eunomia allocated a risk factor associated with each intervention and quantified how this influences the likelihood of overshooting the remaining carbon budget. It also attempted to determine whether the overshoot can be reduced by accelerating the adoption model deployed for technological interventions
    READ NOW
  • Background paper

    Plastic Treaty – transparency requirement for chemicals constituents in plastic is a must

    by HEJSupport, SSNC, groundWorkSA
    Despite the importance of addressing chemical contamination caused by plastic, information about chemicals in plastic is not disclosed. Lack of transparency for the chemical composition of plastics undermines plastic management to reduce pollution. In this publication, HEJSupport, SSNC and groundWorkSA discuss the urgency of chemical information transparency in plastics and ways to address it within and outside the value chain and throughout the plastic lifecycle. We argue that disclosing chemical constituents in plastic contributes to plastic pollution reduction, resource efficiency via toxic-free circular economy and promotes the public right to know.
    READ NOW
  • Set of Principles

    Key Principles for a plastic treaty

    by IPEN
    IPEN believes that an understanding of the following three principles will be foundational for a Plastics Treaty that addresses the human health and climate threats from plastics throughout their lifecycle, and for promoting alternatives that truly meet the needs of a circular economy.
    READ NOW

#breakfreefromplastic allies and members are calling
for a global #PlasticsTreaty, see what they’re saying online:

Stay in the loop with all things INC-4! Check out our video recap from our plastics lead for the latest updates. #INC4 #Lessplasticmorelife #PlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Stay in the loop with all things INC-4! Check out our video recap from our plastics lead for the latest updates. #INC4 #Lessplasticmorelife #PlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastic ...

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🚨 ACTION ALERT: Days into #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace activists delivered a GIANT "Global Plastics Factory" at the doorstep of UN negotiations in Ottawa to send a clear message to delegates. 

Time is running out. Global leaders must champion a treaty that cuts plastic production, or the treaty will fail!

We can’t allow the fossil fuel industry to keep putting profit over people. We demand climate action NOW ✊✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿 

Share the video and sign the petition today: 
greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty (also in our BIO)

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4 #plasticstreaty #nzpol #plastic #plasticfree

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Days into #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace activists delivered a GIANT "Global Plastics Factory" at the doorstep of UN negotiations in Ottawa to send a clear message to delegates.

Time is running out. Global leaders must champion a treaty that cuts plastic production, or the treaty will fail!

We can’t allow the fossil fuel industry to keep putting profit over people. We demand climate action NOW ✊✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿

Share the video and sign the petition today:
greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty (also in our BIO)

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4 #plasticstreaty #nzpol #plastic #plasticfree
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🚨🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨🚨🚨⁣
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Days into #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace Canada activists delivered a GIANT smoking “Global Plastics Factory” at the doorstep of 🇺🇳 United Nation negotiations to send a clear message to UN delegates: ⁣
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Time is running out. Global leaders must champion a treaty that cuts plastic production or the treaty will fail!⁣
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We can’t allow the fossil fuel industry to keep putting profit over people. We demand climate action NOW ✊✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿 ⁣
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Share this video and sign the petition today!⁣
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☝️ Click link on bio⁣
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greenpeace_canada⁣
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#Plastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #EndOil #plasticpollution #realsolutions #plasticfree #zerowaste #Reuse #Refill #INC4 #Microplastics

🚨🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨🚨🚨⁣

Days into #PlasticsTreaty talks, Greenpeace Canada activists delivered a GIANT smoking “Global Plastics Factory” at the doorstep of 🇺🇳 United Nation negotiations to send a clear message to UN delegates: ⁣

Time is running out. Global leaders must champion a treaty that cuts plastic production or the treaty will fail!⁣

We can’t allow the fossil fuel industry to keep putting profit over people. We demand climate action NOW ✊✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿 ⁣

Share this video and sign the petition today!⁣

☝️ Click link on bio⁣

greenpeace_canada⁣

#Plastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #EndOil #plasticpollution #realsolutions #plasticfree #zerowaste #Reuse #Refill #INC4 #Microplastics
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Proud of you dik Nina, terimakasih sudah berjuang untuk bumi, dan kami bangga kamu perwakilan dari Indonesia 🙏🏻

 #globalplasticstreaty #plasticstreaty #weareglobalsouth #asiaisnotyourdumpingground #lessplasticsmorelife #plastik #zerowasteindonesia #zerowaste #savetheenvironment #savetheturtles #savetheplanet #savetheearth #savetheworld #savetheplanet🌍 #savetheocean #savetheturtles #turtlesofinstagram #savetheturtles🐢 #savetheplanet #saveourseas #plasticfree #plasticfreejuly #plasticpollution #plasticsucks #plasticfreeforthesea #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreeoceans #lifewithoutplastic

Proud of you dik Nina, terimakasih sudah berjuang untuk bumi, dan kami bangga kamu perwakilan dari Indonesia 🙏🏻

#globalplasticstreaty #plasticstreaty #weareglobalsouth #asiaisnotyourdumpingground #lessplasticsmorelife #plastik #zerowasteindonesia #zerowaste #savetheenvironment #savetheturtles #savetheplanet #savetheearth #savetheworld #savetheplanet🌍 #savetheocean #savetheturtles #turtlesofinstagram #savetheturtles🐢 #savetheplanet #saveourseas #plasticfree #plasticfreejuly #plasticpollution #plasticsucks #plasticfreeforthesea #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreeoceans #lifewithoutplastic
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🌍 From Ottawa, Canada, GAIA Asia Pacific's Senior Communications Officer, Sonia Astudillo (rawyoginisonia), and Plastic Policy Officer, Arpita Bhagat, have been actively participating in the fourth session of the International Negotiation Committee (INC4) for the Global Plastics Treaty.

📣 GAIA recently released a comprehensive report that explores the economic benefits of phasing out plastics. The report details how addressing the issue of plastic pollution can unlock new job opportunities, promote business growth, and support justice-oriented growth models through initiatives such as reuse centers and the enhancement of local economies.

🔗 Interested in detailed insights? Click the link in our bio to watch the full news report. 

#ZeroWasteAsiaNewsroom #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 #LessPlasticMoreLife

🌍 From Ottawa, Canada, GAIA Asia Pacific`s Senior Communications Officer, Sonia Astudillo (rawyoginisonia), and Plastic Policy Officer, Arpita Bhagat, have been actively participating in the fourth session of the International Negotiation Committee (INC4) for the Global Plastics Treaty.

📣 GAIA recently released a comprehensive report that explores the economic benefits of phasing out plastics. The report details how addressing the issue of plastic pollution can unlock new job opportunities, promote business growth, and support justice-oriented growth models through initiatives such as reuse centers and the enhancement of local economies.

🔗 Interested in detailed insights? Click the link in our bio to watch the full news report.

#ZeroWasteAsiaNewsroom #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 #LessPlasticMoreLife
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Enabling Just Transition: The panel was moderated by Halshka Graczyk and aimed at answering the question “How can the Global Plastics Treaty operationalize key concepts of just transition for all, and what are the necessary elements to be included to realize these expectations? globalrec_org 🌍♻ 

Transcript will be posted in the comments.

Visuals show Barbra “Barbie” Weber seated at a long table indoors and speaking into a microphone with a laptop in front of her. There is a person seated on the left and a person seated on the right at the table. The person on the right also has a laptop and a visible microphone, and there is a metal water bottle on the table between Barbie and the person on the left. All three people are dressed formally and wearing glasses. Barbie is wearing a black suit jacket. The person on the left is wearing a black suit jacket over white button-up shirt and a gray tie and also has a bright blue ribbon or lanyard around their neck. The person on the right is wearing a bright pink sleeveless turtleneck sweater over a white long-sleeved shirt. There is a light tan-colored wall right behind them. After the beginning of the video, the camera zooms into Barbie as she speaks. The person on the right is out of the frame for most of the video, but the person on the left is still visible.

#wastepickers #wastepicker #wastepickers♻️ #recyclers #recycling #containerredemption #environmentalworkers #environmentalwork #wasteworkers  #labororganizing #justtransition #extendedproducerresposibility #wastemanagement #plasticstreaty #StopPlasticWaste  #ClimateJusticeNow #climatejustice #ClimateJusticeForAll #environmentalsustainability #littercleanup #pollutionsolution #pollutionsolutions #pdx #portlandoregon #portlandor

Enabling Just Transition: The panel was moderated by Halshka Graczyk and aimed at answering the question “How can the Global Plastics Treaty operationalize key concepts of just transition for all, and what are the necessary elements to be included to realize these expectations? globalrec_org 🌍♻

Transcript will be posted in the comments.

Visuals show Barbra “Barbie” Weber seated at a long table indoors and speaking into a microphone with a laptop in front of her. There is a person seated on the left and a person seated on the right at the table. The person on the right also has a laptop and a visible microphone, and there is a metal water bottle on the table between Barbie and the person on the left. All three people are dressed formally and wearing glasses. Barbie is wearing a black suit jacket. The person on the left is wearing a black suit jacket over white button-up shirt and a gray tie and also has a bright blue ribbon or lanyard around their neck. The person on the right is wearing a bright pink sleeveless turtleneck sweater over a white long-sleeved shirt. There is a light tan-colored wall right behind them. After the beginning of the video, the camera zooms into Barbie as she speaks. The person on the right is out of the frame for most of the video, but the person on the left is still visible.

#wastepickers #wastepicker #wastepickers♻️ #recyclers #recycling #containerredemption #environmentalworkers #environmentalwork #wasteworkers #labororganizing #justtransition #extendedproducerresposibility #wastemanagement #plasticstreaty #StopPlasticWaste #ClimateJusticeNow #climatejustice #ClimateJusticeForAll #environmentalsustainability #littercleanup #pollutionsolution #pollutionsolutions #pdx #portlandoregon #portlandor
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