Global Plastics Treaty: Initial Considerations for INC-2
In this briefing we provide some key considerations for negotiators going into INC-2 and reflections on the Options for Elements paper.
In this briefing we provide some key considerations for negotiators going into INC-2 and reflections on the Options for Elements paper.
As awareness of the issues brought about by agriplastic use are growing, so too is the search for alternative products or methods.
Mismanagement of agriplastic waste occurs throughout the UK food supply chain – including UK farmers who continue to burn or bury plastics used in food production on their land despite the practices being banned
British farms produce 135,500 tonnes of soil-contaminated agricultural plastic waste each year – roughly equivalent in weight to 900 adult blue whales.
Agriplastics are used widely in agriculture to grow and store produce, but are also responsible for widespread pollution, from their manufacture and use to mismanagement at the end of their useful life.
The use of plastics in agriculture (commonly known as ‘agriplastics’) only accounts for 3.5 per cent of annual global plastic usage. However, their design, use and the pollution they cause are devastating and extend far beyond farmland.