Plastics treaty talks may consider ‘polluter pays’ proposal
Posted on April 21, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: Plastics treaty talks may consider ‘polluter pays’ proposal | Plastics News
Some countries will be pushing for the plastics treaty to include a fee on plastics, potentially up to $100 a ton, to fund environmental cleanup and recycling, when the talks restart in Canada April 23.
It’s not clear if the agreement will ultimately include such fees, but a diplomat from Ghana made a case for them during an April 16 webinar to address how the treaty could raise the estimated $17 trillion needed to build infrastructure for waste management, recycling and plastic pollution cleanup worldwide.
“I think it’s the only way we are going to be able to get additional funding that will be required to meet the obligations or meet the objectives of the treaty,” said Oliver Boachie, special advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation in Ghana, during a webinar organized by The Circulate Initiative, the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and others.
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