UN Member States, including Singapore, made the historic decision to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution – the Global Plastic Treaty.

The treaty aims to urgently adopt measures that significantly reduce plastic production and consumption, while implementing comprehensive and binding global rules across the entire plastic life cycle, unlocking lasting systemic change across the global plastics economy. It will also mandate them to meet specific targets that reduce reliance on virgin plastic, or plastic that is produced from brand new resources.

This is a historic step towards protecting marine life, the environment, and humans from the harmful effects of plastic pollution.

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