COALIZÃO VIDA SEM PLÁSTICO – DOCUMENTO ENTREGUE PELA DELEGAÇÃO BRASILEIRA
DELIVERABLES
1. Rivers, oceans and legacy pollution (“including the marine environment”). Creation of a Global Alliance for cleaner rivers and oceans to avoid microplastics/plastics in general pollution. Countries cooperate amongst themselves and with civil society, scientists, startups and other stakeholders for sewage system improvement, river monitoring to avoid plastic pollution in watercourses and in the oceans and cleaning-up activities.
2. Protection of health. Countries adopt programs to identify health risks to society, with a focus on populations at risk (vulnerable communities, workers, etc), science-based health guidelines on avoiding exposure to plastic and microplastic pollution, with public education measures, with the participation of public health sector.
3. Waste management and EPR. National systems of waste separation for recyclability, with awareness-raising campaigns, supported by the treaty’s financial and cooperation mechanisms. Countries adopt EPR systems, according to their applicable legislation and policies, involving cooperation among governments, private sector and consumers.
4. Human and social rights. Economic and legal empowerment of waste pickers and protection measures for workers in the plastic value chain, with jobs creation through circular economy policies.
5. Just transition. Just transition for workers, small and medium enterprises in developing countries, and for developing countries themselves, who will need time to adjust to new measures in the treaty (especially those who do not have any legislation on plastics yet and need to come up with all the new national measures requested by the treaty).
6. Financial and cooperation mechanisms. Different from other MEAs, robust financial and cooperation mechanisms will also support the development of science and research in developing countries, benefiting the scientific community. There will also be special attention to activities that benefit local communities, such as fishers.
7. Society participation. Directly engage the scientific community in issues relevant to the treaty; virtual consultation meetings convened by different scientific institutions, with regional rotation, to promote science development and raise awareness, in particular, in developing countries. Consultation periods for civil society on proposals being discussed for measures by the COP, such as in the Stockholm Convention.
8. Sustainable consumption and production. Crosscutting measures for more sustainable consumption and production. Countries adopt policies against consumerism and superfluous products (ex: packages inside packages and other examples of excessive packaging; plastic straws used in new paper cups, plastic lids used inside restaurants), with awareness-raising campaigns, in partnership with civil society.
9. Recycled content and product design. Countries adopt measures on recycled content in new products, and on product design that facilitate reuse, repair and recyclability.
10. Chemical additives. Measures to protect consumers against chemical additives in specific applications, with examples of measures that can be adopted, such as those on milk bottles with BPA. Countries adopt national measures on transparency, adequate to their own societies, to reassure consumers that these additives are not being used in those products.
