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Dear UN Member States/Global Leaders,

Every global issue is unique and requires a tailor-made response. But that does not mean that the wheel must be continuously reinvented.

For a successful and effective global treaty, we recommend negotiators adopt an evidence-based approach, with a view to better understanding how past success might be replicated and past mistakes avoided. At minimum, the treaty in its final draft should follow these recommendations.

1. Create common global legally binding rules to regulate the production, consumption, and management of plastic.

2. Establish global bans on the most harmful plastic products.

3. Develop global design requirements to ensure all plastic can be easily and safely reused and/or recycled.

4. Provide sufficient technical and financial support to all countries, specifically low- and middle-income countries, to effectively implement all measures in the treaty.

5. Meaningfully engage communities who are being most impacted, including informal workers and indigenous peoples.

I’m also reaching out to show my support for the program and demonstrate my dismay at the seemingly cobbled together review of SIMP that lacks a concrete goal, process, or timeline. As such I am asking for a more clear program that is created with and in collaboration with local communities.


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