Overview

State representatives at the United Nations Environment Assembly (“UNEA”) recently endorsed a resolution that will mandate the negotiation of an international legally binding agreement aimed at eradicating plastic pollution by the end of 2022 (“Draft Resolution”). The Draft Resolution is rooted in several long years of negotiations and advocacy participated in by governments, international organizations and corporations within the United Nations (“UN”) and will address the full lifecycle of plastic, including production, design and disposal.[1]