Plastic waste is a “Global Crisis” that affects us all, Every year about 380-400 million tons of plastic is created that’s weighing more than the world’s entire population, it then takes 1000 years to decompose with 3.5-4 Billion people living without waste management in India.
Plastic and rag pickers
In India, almost a third of the waste collection has an estimated 1.5 million waste pickers that work tirelessly. To collect plastic that would otherwise end up in rivers and oceans. Waste pickers are mostly women and men who are vulnerable to poor living. And also, working conditions and volatile prices for the waste they collect.
Starting small and scaling up responsibly and sustainably. We plan to increase this amount over time in collaboration with small waste picker communities. Learn more about how we will use our New Community Trade Recycled Plastic to fight for people and the planet.
The trade policy- a new global treaty
The trade policies are relevant to plastic pollution, and the potential for stronger cooperation on trade. That supports and complements international efforts to tackle plastic pollution, including through a proposed new global treaty.
The supportive goals Against the plastic crisis
It will bring together high-level representatives of three international organizations working at the intersection of plastic pollution and trade – UNCTAD, UNEP, and the WTO — as well as Ambassadors. Relevance of trade policies to reducing the use of avoidable, problematic, and environmentally harmful plastic products, hazardous plastic wastes, and additives. The use of plastic substitutes, environmentally sound waste management technologies, and supportive circular economy approaches benefit developing countries.
Importance of transparency of trade flows of plastic products and wastes. And their environmental implications, including through cooperation on international standards on plastics.
We must act on the body shop community of trade and plastic, it’s the world’s first fairly trade plastic, Hence, trading with “plastic for change”.