After more than a year of pushing the Biden Administration to support the strongest treaty possible, the United States issued a statement now in support of discussing a treaty that addresses the entire lifecycle of plastics at the upcoming UN Environmental Assembly meeting.
This is encouraging news, but discussions are only the first step. Now global movements are keenly watching how Biden Administration next week how President Biden and Secretary Blinken leadership acts at the UN meeting starting in Nairobi on February 28th.
Already millions of people like you have come together to reject single-use plastic and ask for change. Now Greenpeace USA and our allies call on governments and world leaders to start negotiating a strong plastic treaty that addresses the whole life cycle of plastic — from the moment oil is extracted to the moment plastic is discarded, there is no time for empty promises.
The United States has a critical role to play in the creation of a global plastics treaty. Greenpeace USA ask President Biden and the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, must support a legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution covering measures along the entire life cycle of plastics, including extraction, production, transport, use, disposal and remediation.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola just announced their commitment to increasing their use of refillable bottles in their global effort effort to reach 25% reusable packaging by 2030.
But, how is this going to make a difference?As shown in a recent report by Oceana, just a 10% increase in the market share of refillable bottles in all coastal countries could keep anywhere from 4.5 to 7.6 billionplastic bottles out of the ocean per year.
