The world gets to work on a plastic pollution treaty
With negotiations on a UN treaty on plastic pollution kicking off next week in Uruguay, here’s what Unilever – and other businesses – are asking governments to consider at the talks.
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The next round of negotiations on a UN treaty to end plastic pollution takes place this week in Nairobi. It’s a critical stage of the process that should begin to focus on the detail, with talks centring around a zero draft of what will ultimately become the legally binding text.
Five years on from the launch of the Global Commitment initiative to help build a circular economy for plastic, two new reports outline its learnings and industry progress. The perfect time to speak to our Head of Packaging about how we’re getting on with our own ambitious goals.
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Using less plastic, keeping it in the loop for longer by using recycled content, finding alternatives to cutting out new plastic completely.