PUBLISHED: 14 Nov 2024 at 07: 13
CSOs have urged the government to act against plastic waste and show their support for a global polymers agreement.
In a text to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday, 20 CSO staff made the call.
They demanded immediate state action to address the persistent problem with cheap waste.
Salisa Traipipitsiriwat, top activist and SEA Plastics Project Manager of the Environmental Justice Foundation, said the world society may keep a close watch on the plastic waste gathering in Busan, South Korea, from Nov 25 to Dec 1.
The appointment is expected to bring the world’s agreement on plastic waste to an end.
Ms Salisa said the gathering would be the second round of conversations. Countries have been working to create a legally binding international agreement to combat cheap waste.
The conference in South Korea this month is expected to bring the quick-paced negotiation process to an end.
She stated that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ( INC ) of the UN has high hopes for a successful outcome.
We want to encourage the government to support the document, which will be a major tool for bringing about justice and creating a mechanism for normal rehabilitation, according to Ms. Salisa.
An international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including at sea ( Plastic Pollution INC-5 ), will be developed during the fifth round of negotiations.
The tool will be based on a complete technique that addresses the full life cycle of cheap, including its creation, style, and disposal.
The INC plans to finish its work by the end of this year and began its job in the second quarter of 2022.
The CSOs have even called for concrete steps to reduce plastic output and stop any wasteful activities.