Recognizing the positive impact that a circular economy for plastic would have and the need for common rules to enable it, the UN Environment Assembly adopted a landmark resolution titled “End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument” in March 2022. An Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) was subsequently established, convening for the first time in December 2022. Subsequent meetings, INC-2 and INC-3, occurred in 2023. As we approach the fourth meeti...
