Norway and Rwanda are leading a coalition working to eliminate plastic pollution. The US isn't a part — for now. Presented by Deloitte.
A State Department spokesperson said there is no one-size-fits-all solution to combating plastic pollution. The spokesperson also said a treaty should be flexible so individual countries can decide the best strategies to keep plastic out of the environment. They added that US officials played an active role at the UN Environment Assembly and will also participate in the first meeting on a global treaty in Uruguay in November.
Erica Nuñez — who worked on international marine litter and microplastics issues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration before joining The Ocean Foundation — told Insider that the US absence from the"high-ambition" coalition doesn't mean much right now, because the government often takes a while to finalize its positions.
Either way, Nuñez was glad to see the coalition explicitly state a goal to"restrain" plastic production and eliminate"problematic" plastics, because recycling alone won't solve the waste problem. The coalition won't push for limits on plastic production. Instead, the focus will be on reducing demand for new material through policies like banning plastics that are most likely to be littered or contain harmful chemicals. Creating markets for recycled plastic is also a priority, said Martin Lerberg Fossum, a spokesman for the coalition. with plastic manufacturing, with more than 2,400 of potential concern to human health and the environment.
"We don't know how much plastic is being produced, where it's going, what additives or fillers are used or their toxicity," Neil Tangri, the science and policy director at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, said."We need harmonized standards and data to track and verify progress."Subscribe to push notifications
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