A series of documents were developed and published for the negotiations of the plastic treaty. Below, you can find the documents and a short film. Here is a list of the publications for a quick overview.
For INC4
Summary of priority considerations in Chapters relevant to transparency and traceability of chemical information in the draft Plastic Treaty text
Annotated Draft Text
For INC3
Publications for INC1 and INC2
Read our submission to INC1 and INC2 of the plastic treaty.
The submission is also available on the UNEP INC website: https://www.unep.org/events/conference/second-session-intergovernmental-negotiating-committee-develop-international
Publications on transparency and traceability of chemicals in plastic materials and products
Call to Action: More than 70 NGOs calling for transparency requirements in the plastic treaty
Call to action: More than 70 NGO calling for transparency requirements in the plastic treaty
We are calling on governments to:
- Include ambitious, binding and harmonized requirements for transparency of information on chemicals used in plastic production and in plastic materials and products in the text of the Plastic Treaty
- Apply the right-to-know principle along the whole plastic lifecycle and make the information publicly available to everyone everywhere
https://www.globalchemicaltransparency.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Plastic-Sign-on-paper-with-logos.pdf
Watch a two-minute statement summarizing our INC2 submission
Global Plastics Treaty – transparency requirement for chemical constituents in plastic is a must
Despite the importance of addressing chemical contamination caused by plastic, information about chemicals in plastic is not disclosed. Lack of transparency regarding the chemical composition of plastics undermines plastic management to reduce pollution.
In this publication, HEJSupport, SSNC and groundWorkSA discuss the urgency of chemical information transparency in plastics and ways to address it within and outside the value chain and throughout the plastic lifecycle. We argue that disclosing chemical constituents in plastic contributes to plastic pollution reduction, resource efficiency via a toxic-free circular economy and promotes the public right to know.