The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives

INC 2 is happening next week in Paris, France and this is an opportunity for us in Asia Pacific to push forward our demands and set the standard for a strong plastics treaty suited to our region. As such, from May 29 – June 2 we invite our members to put a spotlight on the Asia Pacific perspective this INC-2.

For GAIA, the overall aim for the treaty are:

• Reducing plastic production
• Excluding false solutions from treaty finance/tech transfer
• ZW solutions (including definitions and standards for recycling, reuse models, etc.)
• Just transition for waste pickers
• BFFP/GAIA Movement building through treaty work

In Asia Pacific, advocacy groups have reiterated the call for a Global Plastics Treaty that:

• Addresses the full lifecycle of plastics and its impacts
• Integrates the voices and experiences of waste pickers
• Provides accessible and transparent data on plastic production
• Enforces strong Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with clear upstream targets
• Has clear language against false solutions such as incineration, chemical recycling, among others.