Building on Plastic Treaty Futures, this study conducted by Systemiq for the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty compares globally harmonised rules with fragmented national approaches.
The Economic Rationale for a Global Plastics Treaty underpinned by Mandatory and Harmonised Regulation finds that there are clear economic benefits of adopting a Treaty with global rules. It shows that coordinated, binding regulation can unlock $576bn in infrastructure investment, double the elimination of problematic plastics, increase recycled content by 77%, and deliver measurable environmental and social benefits – making the economic case for an ambitious treaty to end plastic pollution based on harmonised regulation.
