Overview

• Delegates representing nearly 180 countries are conducting line-by-line reviews of the 32-article draft through August 14 in Geneva.
• Mexico introduced a proposal to create a phased list of plastic products and additives targeted for gradual restrictions.
• A coalition of major oil and gas exporting countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, opposes binding production caps and seeks a voluntary waste-management focus.
• The draft treaty’s full-lifecycle framework mandates design standards and end-of-life protocols to promote circularity and curb environmental leakage.
• PNUMA forecasts that without binding measures, global plastic waste will triple by 2060, intensifying health impacts and costing economies over $1.5 trillion annually.