Public Policy
This round of the United Nation's global plastics treaty negotiations concluded with plans to create a draft of the treaty but questions and hurdles remain.
Countries wrapped up the second round of global plastics treaty negotiations on June 2 agreeing to prepare a detailed draft of the treaty for the next negotiating round, with observers saying they saw signs of significant progress as well as major obstacles.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia and Russia put more emphasis on the benefits of plastics while countries in the "High Ambition Coalition" called to reduce plastics production and phase out problematic materials.
Health concerns around additives in plastics are taking an elevated role at the plastics treaty talks.
Nohra Padilla said during a side event at the Paris treaty talks that she began working in a landfill, picking out plastic and other waste to sell, when she was 7 years old.
Negotiations for a plastics treaty got off to a rocky start in Paris, with some sources suggesting that disputes over potential caps on resin production were a significant reason.
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Nelva Smith, an attorney with Steptoe and Johnson LLP, said at a MAPP and ARPM safety summit what companies should do to handle an OSHA inspection.
As the second round of the global plastics treaty kicks off in Paris, plastics industry groups and companies step up their presence with about 60 delegates from different companies and trade associations, roughly double the first round of talks in Uruguay in November.
Shell had suspended polyethylene resin and ethylene monomer production in Monaca, Pa., on March 25 but said on May 24 that it is restarting.
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