US EditionNations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, AUG 5 – Negotiators aim to finalize a treaty addressing plastic production, recycling, and waste management as global plastic output exceeds 400 million tons annually, UNEP data shows.
- On August 5, delegates from 179 countries began a 10-day session in Geneva to negotiate INC-5.2, aiming for a binding plastics treaty.
- Following a 2022 agreement, negotiators hit a wall in Busan last December when oil-producing states blocked consensus.
- Research highlights severe ecosystem and economic damages; global plastic production and health-related losses underscore the crisis.
- Amid growing urgency, Vayas Valdivieso told negotiators from 180 countries `We are facing a global crisis` on Tuesday, urging immediate action.
- Looking ahead, plastic production must fall by at least 12 to 19%, as only 9% of plastic is recycled, according to Melanie Bergmann.
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Negotiators from around 180 countries are starting a new start in Geneva today for a global agreement to reduce plastic waste. The ten-day negotiations are about stopping the increasing contamination of the planet by plastic waste.
This additional ten-day session of intergovernmental negotiations was added after the failure of similar negotiations in Busan, South Korea, at the end of 2024.
A new round of negotiations on a global plastic agreement has begun in Geneva - possibly the last chance for an agreement. Although the EU is considered a pioneer, it also fights with the garbage mountains. By Sabrina Fritz.
Humanity produces 460 million tons of plastic every year, many of which land in nature. With an agreement, the United Nations wants to improve the situation. It would be important – also for our health.
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