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Episode 1282: Think Tank: Plastics industry must find way forward after collapse of UN treaty talks

Episode 1282: Think Tank: Plastics industry must find way forward after collapse of UN treaty talks

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Plastics and chemical producers need to find more effective ways to tackle the problem of plastic waste after UN treaty negotiations ended without agreement at the weekend.

- Consumer demand will drive improvements in plastic waste management

- Chemical companies need to reconnect with brands/consumers

- We will move out of the current ‘trough of despair’ about recycling

- End of globalization may mean national/regional treaties are more effective

- UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee concluded in Busan, South Korea, on 1 December, with no definitive agreement

- Around 100 countries backed proposals, with a small number of hold-outs

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