India, Feb. 27 -- Panelists at side event held on first day of meet hope an agreement is reached quickly

Reuse should be the central component of a legally binding treaty on plastics, said panelists at a side event held on the first day of the sixth assembly of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEA-6) in Nairobi on February 26, 2024.

The event, co-hosted by PR3: The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse along with delegations from Chile, Fiji and the European Investment Bank, highlighted the need to incorporate packaging reuse options as part of the ongoing negotiations for a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The panelists hoped that an agreement with strong reuse provisions would be reached as quickly as possible....