Fight Plastic Pollution Campaign
International Plastic Treaty
We've been making great headway, but there's still more to do! With opposition from Big Oil and Big Plastic, we need all the pro-treaty voices we can get.
A Global Solution to a Global Problem
175 countries are currently negotiating a legally-binding, international treaty on plastic pollution that could change the world. It’s a big deal.
It’s getting down to the wire, and there’s still uncertainty as to what we’re going to get. The question remains whether this treaty will be strong enough, or if certain countries or companies will derail the progress that could be achieved.
demand change
We need governments worldwide to step up to this historic opportunity by listening to the people. World leaders need to get this treaty right. This is going to be a heavy lift and we don’t have time to waste. Big Oil and Big Plastic won’t go quietly, but we’re ready to rally, alongside friends from around the globe. Are you?
we're doing it:
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The treaty was first introduced in March 2022.
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The first negotiating session happened in December of that same year.
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The second, third, fourth, and fifth sessions happened between mid-2023 and late 2024.
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The fifth and final round of negotiations are set to conclude in August 2025.
How you can take action
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plastic pollution reduction tools
The Global Plastic Action Partnership has codeveloped a toolkit to help countries tackle the plastic waste pollution crisis.
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will you join us?
Call on world leaders to pass a strong plastics treaty!
Some countries and companies say they want an ambitious treaty, but when you actually look into the details, they aren’t pushing for meaningful solutions.
Petrochemical countries and plastics corporations are actively lobbying for weaker treaty terms. At first, they were opposed to plastic regulations. But that hurt their reputation and their bottom line. So now, they’re playing along, making sustainability claims and trying to weaken solutions from the inside. They keep pushing for weaker, flexible treaty terms that focus on waste management instead of reducing plastic at the source.
We can’t expect the players that created the problem to help solve it. And we can’t let this treaty leave room for industry greenwashing and lack of real progress.
We know the plastics problem is major. We’re up against something bigger than any one individual or organization or legislator or business leader can take on alone.
So we’re teaming up with allies and organizations around the world to demand a strong treaty that ambitiously tackles plastic pollution.
Together, we’re raising our voices as collective citizens of this earth. No matter how you’re tackling the plastics problem, we need you.