Champion a strong Global Plastics Treaty!

We urge you to support a strong Global Plastics Treaty to end the serious and rapidly growing impacts of plastic on our health, our environment, and our climate. From beaches in Southeast Asia to the remote Antarctic, plastic pollution is everywhere, harming animals like turtles and seabirds and affecting human health. Scientists have even found microplastics in the air we breathe and the food we eat. And because over 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and we keep making more, it is a significant contributor of climate change. To truly tackle this global crisis we ask you to champion an ambitious, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that will significantly limit plastic production and use. An effective future treaty should: -Limit the production of plastic with an immediate cap on virgin plastic production to 2017 levels. This should be followed by annual reductions in the production of plastic. -Limit the use of plastic by focusing efforts on reuse and refill models instead of recycling. This should start with phasing out the most unnecessary applications and the most problematic polymers and countries must be legally-obligated to pursue reduction and reuse before any other measures -Require full transparency on all plastics produced, used, imported, and exported through a strong framework for reporting. -Make producers responsible for the full environmental and social costs of plastic pollution during its entire lifecycle. Modulated fees should be used to disincentivize single-use and fund solutions. -Introduce a financial mechanism to ensure focused funding to meet the challenges of solving the plastic pollution crisis. The countries with the most resources and infrastructure should provide direct financial support for countries with less to transition to innovative zero-waste economies. -Ensure Indigenous Peoples, Frontline Communities, waste pickers, and other affected workers have a voice in designing a just transition to a reuse economy. We ask you to do the right thing — for our communities, our country, and our planet. Champion a strong Global Plastics Treaty during upcoming negotiations.