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At COP-17, the World Plastics Council and the Ocean Recovery Alliance co-hosted a side event Facilitating Global Circularity of Plastic Feedstock with Standardized, Verified and Trusted Trade Procedures explored how to enable safe, efficient, and transparent global trade of verified plastic feedstock for recycling. The session highlighted the need for…

Read below for a summary of the 8 and 15 April webinar, co-organised with Ocean Recovery Alliance, exploring how alignment between the Basel Convention and the UN Plastics Treaty can advance global plastic circularity. Speakers: • Douglas Woodring, Ocean Recovery Alliance• Dr Katharina Schlegel, World Plastics Council• Mostafa Ahmed, ISWA…

The World Plastics Council organised a roundtable discussion, Investing in Impact: Shaping the Financial Framework for the Global Plastics Treaty, on 22nd September 2024 in New York. Participants included leaders from governments, international organisations, financial institutions, the plastics industry and its value chain. Click here for the Executive Summary

The World Plastics Council organised two significant events at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4) in Ottawa. INC-4 marked a crucial milestone in our journey towards a global agreement on ending plastic pollution. WPC events brought together decision-makers from various sectors, including the entire…

Benny Mermans, Chair of the World Plastics Council, said: “Progress has been made during INC-4 to streamline the text and establish a much-needed process of intersessional negotiations to maintain momentum before INC-5. However, to finalise an agreement to end plastic pollution much more pragmatism and compromise regarding the scope, focus…

Executives from across the plastics value chain gathered in Paris in advance of the 2nd Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to discuss pathways to addressing plastic waste in the environment, unleashing innovation, and driving circularity.