Por un Tratado sobre Plásticos ambicioso que contemple todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos

Friends of the Earth International advocates for a comprehensive global plastics treaty that targets the full life cycle of plastics. The statement highlights the link between plastics and the fossil fuel industry, the issue of 'waste colonialism' where rich nations export plastic waste to the Global South, and the need to include production limits. It provides examples of grassroots resistance to petrochemical expansion in the US, waste reduction efforts in El Salvador, legal battles against industry influence in Canada, and the essential role of waste pickers in Argentina.

• An effective plastics treaty must address the entire life cycle of plastics, including extraction and production, because plastics are primarily derived from hydrocarbons and linked to fossil fuel industry interests.
• The document identifies a pattern of 'waste colonialism' where high-consumption countries, specifically the United States and Canada, transfer the responsibility of plastic waste disposal to countries in the Global South.
• In the United States, petrochemical production expansion often occurs in low-income and racialized communities, such as the 137 km 'cancer corridor' in Louisiana, leading to increased exposure to toxic and carcinogenic chemicals.
• Corporate influence in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) is viewed as a threat to the treaty's ambition, with calls to exclude transnational corporations from negotiations to prevent them from limiting the treaty's scope.
• Informal waste pickers in the Global South, such as those in Argentina, play a critical role in plastic waste management and should be integrated into state management strategies to ensure their labor rights.

APA

Fandel, G. (2024). Por un Tratado sobre Plásticos ambicioso que contemple todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/tratado-sobre-plasticos-que-contemple-todo-el-ciclo-de-vida/

Chicago

Fandel, Ghislaine. Por un Tratado sobre Plásticos ambicioso que contemple todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos. Friends of the Earth International, 2024. https://www.foei.org/es/tratado-sobre-plasticos-que-contemple-todo-el-ciclo-de-vida/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fandel2024por, author = {Fandel, Ghislaine}, title = {{Por un Tratado sobre Plásticos ambicioso que contemple todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/tratado-sobre-plasticos-que-contemple-todo-el-ciclo-de-vida/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }