Finance plastics reuse, redesign, and reduction

Mengjiao Wang; Fredric Bauer; Kristian Syberg; Tom Gammage

doi:10.1126/science.adl4491

Finance plastics reuse, redesign, and reduction

Mengjiao Wang, Fredric Bauer, Kristian Syberg, Tom Gammage

Environmental and Energy Systems Studies

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Negotiations on a new international agreement to end plastic pollution are in progress, with the next committee meeting expected to focus on the list of control measures proposed in the initial “zero” draft. The document rightly urges nations to channel financial resources toward environmentally sustainable projects. However, this treaty draft disproportionately emphasizes waste management investment and neglects opportunities for reduction, redesign, and reuse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	526
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	382
Issue number	6670
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl4491
Publication status	Published - 2023 Nov 3

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Environmental Management
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

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plastics
global plastics treaty

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STEPS Phase 2: STEPS – Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, Phase 2
Hatti-Kaul, R. (PI), Egan, N. (Project communication officer), Generosi, J. (Project coordinator), Hulteberg, C. (Researcher), Bauer, F. (Researcher), Zhang, B. (Researcher), Englund Örn, O. (Research student), Sayed Ali Sayed, M. (Researcher), Hagman, A. (Research assistant), Leiva Eriksson, N. (Researcher), Pyo, S.-H. (Researcher), Madsen, S. (Research student), Palm, E. (Research student), Nilsson, L. J. (Researcher), Ericsson, K. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Researcher), Holmberg, K. (Research student), Liu, J. (Researcher), Molina-Besch, K. (Researcher), Mankar, S. (Research student), Warlin, N. (Research student), Nguyen, T. (Research student), Nordin, A. (Researcher), Dash, S. (Research student), Jannasch, P. (Researcher), Karlsson, H. (Research student), Abdelaziz, O. (Researcher), Garcia Gonzalez, N. (Researcher), Peric, S. (Administrator), Valsange, N. (Research student) & Rehnberg, N. (Researcher)
MISTRA, Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research
2020/09/01 → 2024/08/31
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Finance plastics reuse, redesign, and reduction

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STEPS Phase 2: STEPS – Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways, Phase 2

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