THE last scheduled round of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty will be held in Busan, South Korea, from Nov 25 to Dec 1, 2024. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Malaysian government to be more ambitious at this Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC-5) to end plastics pollution.
The global production of primary plastic, forecasted to triple to 1,100 million tonnes by 2050, represents a serious crisis. Transforming fossil fuel into plastic resins and additives releases toxic substances. Malaysia plays a significant role in the global plastics and petrochemical industry.
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