Back to Basics – Microplastics

Where are microplastics in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations?

Over the course of negotiations, microplastics have been progressively erased from serious consideration.

Microplastics should be meaningfully brought back into the treaty with provisions to monitor, report, research and mitigate via a start-and-strengthen approach. Based on science already available, the failure to set out a specific vision and approach for microplastics within the treaty would leave everyone scratching their heads at the omission before the ink even dries.