CEFLEX comments on negotiations for UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution; group seeks requirements to ensure all plastic packaging is designed for recycling; targets will drive collection, sorting and recycling; and systems are sustainably funded

May 26, 2023 (press release) –

The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) delegation is bringing its technical expertise in flexible packaging and material circularity to help inform the negotiations and accelerate the global transition to a circular economy.

Consult:

• INC-2 Recommendations for negotiators from the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative – CEFLEX
• EPR – a key enabler and coordinator of the circular economy. A criteria for circularity of flexible packaging
• Written submission from CEFLEX: INC on Plastic Pollution. Potential options for elements towards an internationally binding instrument

Contact our delegation and team:

A CEFLEX delegation representative of the complete flexible packaging value chain at the second session in Paris, France, 29 May-2 June 2023 includes material producers, convertors, brands and EPR systems ready to bring their expertise.

CEFLEX is a UNEP-accredited organisation able to attend the INC negotiations and endorses the vision statement of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, convened by WWF and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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