✅ Today, countries moved to negotiating specific elements of the treaty text. In discussions on waste management and leakage,  we observed members converging on an obligation for countries to commit go further than just cleaning up plastic pollution and include  ‘remediation’ of plastic pollution – a broader term that includes removal, restoration and rehabilitation of protected environments. 

✅ More than 120 countries support a proposal from Brazil to have a dedicated article on health in the treaty. In the negotiation room, countries mentioned the importance of making sure vulnerable communities, indigenous peoples, and wastepickers views are included. 

✅ We also heard diverse voices supporting measures for microplastics, with one delegation stating  “this article is absolutely relevant and necessary based on the evidence”. 

✅ Georgia, Peru, Rwanda, Switzerland and Thailand submitted a proposal for an initial and non-exhaustive list of plastic products that could be considered for elimination, helping add specificity to negotiations and build momentum towards enforceable global rules. 

✅ UK and Chile together with 24 countries  presented a proposal on product design which aims to support the improvement of reuse systems, minimize leaks, improve safety, etc. The proposal is gaining support among numerous countries, who spoke during the negotiations about the need for non-toxic reuse, and recognized the importance of Indigenous knowledge, and local production and consumption systems.

✅ In response to the blockers on Article 6 (plastic production), Panama quietly resubmitted their proposal from INC-5.1 on behalf of 89 countries, calling for binding global targets to reduce production of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.

✅ Frontline groups representing Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers, and unionized workers across the plastics value chain demanded in a media statement a binding plastics treaty that centers justice, rights, and real solutions.

✅ The UN Women’s Major Group hosted a casual lunchbreak for women delegates, with speakers sharing a message of hope around the need to end plastic pollution–including toxics and microplastics–for the sake of women and girls around the world.

✅ Over 48 million health professionals from all over the globe, including the World Medical Association and the International Council of Nurses, called on world leaders to end plastic pollution—pushing for a just, equitable, and health-centered Global Plastics Treaty.