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New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say

The Guardian Society Health · 13 August 2026 at 19:10

New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say

NGOs say agreement held back by tenuous human health commitments and lobbying from plastic industry The latest version of the long overdue plastic treaty is even less ambitious than the previous one, according to experts.

A year after UN plastics treaty negotiations collapsed in Geneva in 2025, diplomats met informally in Nairobi between 30 June and 3 July, aiming to flesh out a new “no surprises” document.

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New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say

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