Global Plastics Treaty: The Journey of the Past Five Meetings

May 14, 2025 11:10 AM ET
Illustration of plastic bottles above text "Episode 18. Global Plastics Treaty: the journey of the past five meetings. Plastics Unwrapped"

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Episode Summary

With 2.7 billion people lacking access to waste management, this essential step in advancing a circular economy poses a significant challenge. In this opening episode for season 4 of Plastics Unwrapped, we look back on the previous 5 meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and discuss how we can find middle ground between industry and policy to end plastic pollution for good.

Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman 
Show Producer: Lisa Desai
Sound Production: Dow Creative Element 
Artwork: Dow Creative Element

Episode Notes

With 2.7 billion people lacking access to waste management, this essential step in advancing a circular economy poses a significant challenge. In this opening episode for season 4 of Plastics Unwrapped, we look back on the previous 5 meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and discuss how we can find middle ground between industry and policy to end plastic pollution for good.