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.
The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations have reached a decisive political moment. The election of Chile’s Julio Cordano as Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and the launch of a series of informal dialogues in Kyoto signal a renewed effort to rebuild trust and stalled momentum after failing to conclude negotiations in Geneva in August 2025.
These recommendations are timely as market operators, importers and competent authorities are seeking certainty about which solutions would be considered acceptable for demonstrating compliance with EUMR monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements in a stable and predictable manner.
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