India, April 22 -- Slow Food Earth Markets around the world suggest stepsundertaken by it to reduce plastics in their food systems

On World Earth Day 2024, a global network promoting local food and traditional cooking has called for practical measures to cut down on plastic use in the food chain and to safeguard the environment. The theme for this Earth Day, celebrated April 22 every year, is Planet vs Plastics.

The statement by Slow Food Earth Markets Network comes ahead of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, being held in Ottawa, Canada. The INC-4 will be held April 23-29, 2024.

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