Hey Sustainable Asia Listeners! &nbsp; We have some upcoming episodes discussing the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty negotiations that I think you are really going to find interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This bonus episode is from one of my favorite podcasts called Plastisphere.&nbsp; It’s run by Anja Krieger in Berlin.&nbsp; Over three episodes, Anja Krieger and Magnus Løvold shed light on how politics can influence the negotiations of a UN Global Plastics Treaty..I am replaying the first episode here…but if you want to hear more just head over to the Plastisphere Podcast.&nbsp;&nbsp;We’ve covered many of the issues that advocates in Asia want embedded in the plastics treaty.&nbsp; However, given that the treaty needs to be supported by nations globally…it inherently is a political document.&nbsp; And INC-3 proved that.&nbsp; Some countries basically did all that they could to block the progress of the plastics treaty by using procedural games to keep the treaty from ever being signed. &nbsp; So here is episode one of this three part series from Plastisphere Podcast.From Plastisphere:&nbsp; A podcast on plastic pollution in the environmentWhat happened at the INC-1 in Uruguay? Recap 1/3.This year, 2024, is the crucial year for the plastics treaty negotiations. If you haven’t heard about them, the United Nations are working on an international, legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. It’s been called the most important environmental deal since the Paris climate accord.Many countries want it to be an ambitious agreement that covers the full lifecycle of plastics, from production to disposal. But some countries are not so keen on this, and they have held up the development of the treaty. How and why exactly did they do this, and is there still hope for a strong and effective international agreement?To explore this, Anja connected with Magnus Løvold, an expert in Peace and Conflict Studies, and advisor with Lex International and NAIL, the Norwegian Academy of International Law. In his blog „Points of Order“, Magnus describes his observations at the diplomatic meetings he attends.This is the first of three parts of the conversation. Magnus and Anja will take you back into each meeting of the treaty negotiations - INC-1 in Uruguay, INC-2 in France and INC-3 in Kenya. We’ll talk diplomacy and give you a better understanding of what’s going on on the international stage. Read our guest's blog: "Points of Order" - independent reporting on multilateral processes, treaty-making and diplomacy" by Magnus Løvold and Torbjørn Graff Hugo: https://medium.com/points-of-orderEpisode transcript: https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2024/03/08/transcript-plastic-treaty-making-part1/Music: Dorian RoyCover: Maren von StockhausenIf you like this show, support the production! Go to https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/support/

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 &lt;p&gt;Hey Sustainable Asia Listeners! &amp;nbsp; We have some upcoming episodes discussing the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty negotiations that I think you are really going to find interesting.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This bonus episode is from one of my favorite podcasts called Plastisphere.&amp;nbsp; It’s run by Anja Krieger in Berlin.&amp;nbsp; Over three episodes, Anja Krieger and Magnus Løvold shed light on how politics can influence the negotiations of a UN Global Plastics Treaty..I am replaying the first episode here…but if you want to hear more just head over to the Plastisphere Podcast.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’ve covered many of the issues that advocates in Asia want embedded in the plastics treaty.&amp;nbsp; However, given that the treaty needs to be supported by nations globally…it inherently is a political document.&amp;nbsp; And INC-3 proved that.&amp;nbsp; Some countries basically did all that they could to block the progress of the plastics treaty by using procedural games to keep the treaty from ever being signed. &amp;nbsp; So here is episode one of this three part series from Plastisphere Podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Plastisphere:&amp;nbsp; A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happened at the INC-1 in Uruguay? Recap 1/3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year, 2024, is the crucial year for the plastics treaty negotiations. If you haven’t heard about them, the United Nations are working on an international, legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. It’s been called the most important environmental deal since the Paris climate accord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many countries want it to be an ambitious agreement that covers the full lifecycle of plastics, from production to disposal. But some countries are not so keen on this, and they have held up the development of the treaty. How and why exactly did they do this, and is there still hope for a strong and effective international agreement?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To explore this, Anja connected with Magnus Løvold, an expert in Peace and Conflict Studies, and advisor with Lex International and NAIL, the Norwegian Academy of International Law. In his blog „Points of Order“, Magnus describes his observations at the diplomatic meetings he attends.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the first of three parts of the conversation. Magnus and Anja will take you back into each meeting of the treaty negotiations - INC-1 in Uruguay, INC-2 in France and INC-3 in Kenya. We’ll talk diplomacy and give you a better understanding of what’s going on on the international stage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read our guest's blog: "Points of Order" - independent reporting on multilateral processes, treaty-making and diplomacy" by Magnus Løvold and Torbjørn Graff Hugo: https://medium.com/points-of-order&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode transcript: https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2024/03/08/transcript-plastic-treaty-making-part1/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Dorian Roy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cover: Maren von Stockhausen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you like this show, support the production! Go to https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/support/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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A bonus episode decoding the politics and procedures slowing down negotiations of a UN Global Plastics Treaty.  From our friends at the Plastisphere Podcast. 


S17E2: Plastisphere Podcast's How (Not) to Make a Plastics Treaty - Part I: Ambition in a Bracket

The second meeting of the International Negotiations Committee (INC-2) had lofty ambitions.&nbsp; But the first three days of these Plastics Treaty negotiations were mired in political antics…making many representatives from Asia feel as though they were back to square one of just talk and no action on dealing with the plastic crisis.&nbsp;&nbsp;And it seems that two camps have surfaced in these negotiations:&nbsp; Those that want the treaty to be voluntary commitments like the climate change Paris agreement, and those who want a treaty with more teeth and regulations. &nbsp; Any commitments under the global plastic treaty will eventually be adopted as national targets by the signatory countries, and then translated into National Action Plans to implement programs and strategies for meeting these targets. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is planning on finalizing the treaty by 2024 over the next few INC meetings…and committed at INC-2 to make the first draft treaty to discuss at INC-3.&nbsp;&nbsp;So to continue our focus on how reuse, reduce and refill will be highlighted in the treaty negotiations….&nbsp; we wanted to bring back Marian Ledesma Zero Waste Campaigner with/ <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/home/welcome-to-greenpeace-southeast-asia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greenpeace Southeast Asia</a> in Manila.&nbsp; Marian attended the INC-22 meetings in Paris, and we wanted to get her thoughts on how that went.&nbsp; We also invited Christina Dixon, Oceans Campaign Leader from the <a href="https://reports.eia-international.org/a-new-global-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Environmental Investigation Agenc</a>y to talk in more detail about the action steps and types of language needed to get the treaty moving in the reuse, refill and repair direction.&nbsp;&nbsp;To wrap up we talk about what you listeners can do to support their efforts at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations…. Production credits:Host:&nbsp;Marcy Trent LongProducer:&nbsp;Carol MangContributing Editor:&nbsp; Jill BaxterIntro outro music:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.kalelover.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Mauboussin</a> <a href="https://sustainableasia.co/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up</a> to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched!We have partnered with Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), headquartered in Asia, to produce this series.&nbsp; BFFP has numerous resources on their website about the Global Plastics Treaty and the Reuse | Refill | Repair initiative:<a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https:&nbsp; www.breakfreefromplastic.org plastics-treaty&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https:&nbsp; www.breakfreefromplastic.org 2023 04 28 youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty&nbsp;</a> Video Credits:&nbsp;UNEP: <a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/video/once-planet-opportunity-unep-chief-inger-andersen-inc-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"A once in a planet opportunity" Inger Andersen, INC-2 | Paris, France</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;The second meeting of the International Negotiations Committee (INC-2) had lofty ambitions.&amp;nbsp; But the first three days of these Plastics Treaty negotiations were mired in political antics…making many representatives from Asia feel as though they were back to square one of just talk and no action on dealing with the plastic crisis.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And it seems that two camps have surfaced in these negotiations:&amp;nbsp; Those that want the treaty to be voluntary commitments like the climate change Paris agreement, and those who want a treaty with more teeth and regulations. &amp;nbsp; Any commitments under the global plastic treaty will eventually be adopted as national targets by the signatory countries, and then translated into National Action Plans to implement programs and strategies for meeting these targets. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is planning on finalizing the treaty by 2024 over the next few INC meetings…and committed at INC-2 to make the first draft treaty to discuss at INC-3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So to continue our focus on how reuse, reduce and refill will be highlighted in the treaty negotiations….&amp;nbsp; we wanted to bring back Marian Ledesma Zero Waste Campaigner with/ &lt;a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/home/welcome-to-greenpeace-southeast-asia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Greenpeace Southeast Asia&lt;/a&gt; in Manila.&amp;nbsp; Marian attended the INC-22 meetings in Paris, and we wanted to get her thoughts on how that went.&amp;nbsp; We also invited Christina Dixon, Oceans Campaign Leader from the &lt;a href="https://reports.eia-international.org/a-new-global-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Environmental Investigation Agenc&lt;/a&gt;y to talk in more detail about the action steps and types of language needed to get the treaty moving in the reuse, refill and repair direction.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To wrap up we talk about what you listeners can do to support their efforts at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations….&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Production credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host:&amp;nbsp;Marcy Trent Long&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer:&amp;nbsp;Carol Mang&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contributing Editor:&amp;nbsp; Jill Baxter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro outro music:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://www.kalelover.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Mauboussin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://sustainableasia.co/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sign up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have partnered with Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), headquartered in Asia, to produce this series.&amp;nbsp; BFFP has numerous resources on their website about the Global Plastics Treaty and the Reuse | Refill | Repair initiative:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https:&amp;nbsp; www.breakfreefromplastic.org plastics-treaty&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https:&amp;nbsp; www.breakfreefromplastic.org 2023 04 28 youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video Credits:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;UNEP: &lt;a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/video/once-planet-opportunity-unep-chief-inger-andersen-inc-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;"A once in a planet opportunity" Inger Andersen, INC-2 | Paris, France&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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We talk to Marian Ledesma of Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Christina Dixon of Environmental Investigation Agency about what happened at the INC-2 meetings in Paris last week.

S17E2: What happened at INC-2?

A bonus episode about the Global Plastics Treaty from one of my favorite podcasts called Plastisphere.&nbsp;It’s run by Anja Krieger in Berlin, and like Sustainable Asia,&nbsp;Plastisphere really looks at the science&nbsp;behind this plastic waste crisis. I thought listeners would appreciate this episode, as it gives a great background to the Global Plastics Treaty. In the past months, Anja asked scientists and experts to send her their thoughts and demands. In this episode, you’ll get to hear messages from Richard Thompson, Bethany Carney Almroth, Sonia Dias, Tridibesh Dey, Martin Wagner, Trisia Farrelly, Rebecca Altman and Lesley Henderson.Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by Anja Krieger, published in the spirit of the gift economy. Please rate and review the podcast and support the production costs via PayPal: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplastisphere.earth%2Fsupport%2F&amp;token=e969ad-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plastisphere.earth support&nbsp;</a>Transcript with links to music and sources: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fanjakrieger.com%2Fplastisphere%2F2023%2F05%2F12%2Fep13-plastictreaty%2F&amp;token=bd713f-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anjakrieger.com plastisphere 2023…13-plastictreaty&nbsp;</a>Subscribe: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plastisphere.earth&amp;token=c0c222-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.plastisphere.earth</a>Theme song: Dorian RoyMusic: Blue Dot Sessions <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sessions.blue%2F&amp;token=518399-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.sessions.blue </a>UNEP video 1: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D28mNomsFsFY&amp;token=a25d84-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com watch?v=28mNomsFsFY</a>UNEP video 2: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN_GSIL0lLDs&amp;token=fcb71b-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com watch?v=N_GSIL0lLDs</a>Thanks for kind permission, additional audio and images to Miranda Grant, Ahmed Yusuf and the UNEP press team.Cover art: Maren von StockhausenThanks to: Baldeep KaurFollow regular updates on Mastodon: @plastisphere@podcasts.socialFollow occasional posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/PlastispherePod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PlastispherePod</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;A bonus episode about the Global Plastics Treaty from one of my favorite podcasts called Plastisphere.&amp;nbsp;It’s run by Anja Krieger in Berlin, and like Sustainable Asia,&amp;nbsp;Plastisphere really looks at the science&amp;nbsp;behind this plastic waste crisis. I thought listeners would appreciate this episode, as it gives a great background to the Global Plastics Treaty. In the past months, Anja asked scientists and experts to send her their thoughts and demands. In this episode, you’ll get to hear messages from Richard Thompson, Bethany Carney Almroth, Sonia Dias, Tridibesh Dey, Martin Wagner, Trisia Farrelly, Rebecca Altman and Lesley Henderson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by Anja Krieger, published in the spirit of the gift economy. Please rate and review the podcast and support the production costs via PayPal: &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplastisphere.earth%2Fsupport%2F&amp;amp;token=e969ad-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;plastisphere.earth support&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcript with links to music and sources: &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fanjakrieger.com%2Fplastisphere%2F2023%2F05%2F12%2Fep13-plastictreaty%2F&amp;amp;token=bd713f-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;anjakrieger.com plastisphere 2023…13-plastictreaty&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe: &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plastisphere.earth&amp;amp;token=c0c222-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.plastisphere.earth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song: Dorian Roy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Blue Dot Sessions &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sessions.blue%2F&amp;amp;token=518399-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.sessions.blue &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;UNEP video 1: &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D28mNomsFsFY&amp;amp;token=a25d84-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.youtube.com watch?v=28mNomsFsFY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;UNEP video 2: &lt;a href="https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN_GSIL0lLDs&amp;amp;token=fcb71b-1-1686361636594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.youtube.com watch?v=N_GSIL0lLDs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for kind permission, additional audio and images to Miranda Grant, Ahmed Yusuf and the UNEP press team.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to: Baldeep Kaur&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow regular updates on Mastodon: @plastisphere@podcasts.social&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow occasional posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @&lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/PlastispherePod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;PlastispherePod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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A bonus episode about the Global Plastics Treaty from one of our favorite podcasts called Plastisphere Podcast.

S17E1: Bonus Episode: Plastisphere Podcast's Demands for the Plastic Treaty - Science over Profit

We need other solutions to the plastic waste crisis.&nbsp;Solutions that involve reduce, reuse, refill and repair here in Asia.&nbsp;And those types of solutions…need to be included in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations.&nbsp;The Global Plastics Treaty agreement is not a mechanism to control plastic waste. It is a roadmap for the world to control&nbsp;the life cycle of plastics that have come to dominate our natural environment and impact our health in ways we still don’t fully understand.So that’s what we are going to talk about in this episode.&nbsp;Luckily, I had the opportunity to speak with two incredibly knowledgeable people about this. Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner with Greenpeace Southeast Asia based in Manila, who will be attending the INC-2 meetings in Paris next week.&nbsp;Greenpeace Southeast Asia is a Break Free From Plastic member organization, and Marian has a deep knowledge of the plastic crisis here in Asia, as well as how to focus policies so that single use plastic…with all of its health and environmental impacts…can be eliminated from our lives.&nbsp;My other guest Darina Maulana, of Enviu Indonesia based in Jakarta, works with startups in the reuse and refill space in Indonesia.&nbsp;She has a hands-on view of what types of programs and regulations work in megacities in Asia…so that single use plastic consumption can be dramatically reduced…if not totally eliminated!To wrap up we talk about what you listeners can do to support their efforts at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations…. Production credits:Host:&nbsp;Marcy Trent LongProducer:&nbsp;Carol MangContributing Editor:&nbsp;Jill BaxterIntro/outro music:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kalelover.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Mauboussin</a><a href="https://sustainableasia.co/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up</a> to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched! Resources:We have partnered with Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), headquartered in Asia, to produce this series.&nbsp;BFFP has numerous resources on their website about the Global Plastics Treaty and the Reuse | Refill | Repair initiative:<a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/</a><a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/</a> Video Credits:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQI1DkzFkTQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UN Agrees to Roadmap for global plastic pollution treaty</a>, The World<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNWn885qWtU&amp;t=15s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Truth About Plastic Recycling..It’s Complicated</a>,&nbsp;Undecided with Matt Ferrell&nbsp;

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 &lt;p&gt;We need other solutions to the plastic waste crisis.&amp;nbsp;Solutions that involve reduce, reuse, refill and repair here in Asia.&amp;nbsp;And those types of solutions…need to be included in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations.&amp;nbsp;The Global Plastics Treaty agreement is not a mechanism to control plastic waste. It is a roadmap for the world to control&amp;nbsp;the life cycle of plastics that have come to dominate our natural environment and impact our health in ways we still don’t fully understand.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So that’s what we are going to talk about in this episode.&amp;nbsp;Luckily, I had the opportunity to speak with two incredibly knowledgeable people about this. Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner with Greenpeace Southeast Asia based in Manila, who will be attending the INC-2 meetings in Paris next week.&amp;nbsp;Greenpeace Southeast Asia is a Break Free From Plastic member organization, and Marian has a deep knowledge of the plastic crisis here in Asia, as well as how to focus policies so that single use plastic…with all of its health and environmental impacts…can be eliminated from our lives.&amp;nbsp;My other guest Darina Maulana, of Enviu Indonesia based in Jakarta, works with startups in the reuse and refill space in Indonesia.&amp;nbsp;She has a hands-on view of what types of programs and regulations work in megacities in Asia…so that single use plastic consumption can be dramatically reduced…if not totally eliminated!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To wrap up we talk about what you listeners can do to support their efforts at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations….&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Production credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host:&amp;nbsp;Marcy Trent Long&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer:&amp;nbsp;Carol Mang&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contributing Editor:&amp;nbsp;Jill Baxter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.kalelover.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Mauboussin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://sustainableasia.co/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sign up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have partnered with Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), headquartered in Asia, to produce this series.&amp;nbsp;BFFP has numerous resources on their website about the Global Plastics Treaty and the Reuse | Refill | Repair initiative:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video Credits:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQI1DkzFkTQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;UN Agrees to Roadmap for global plastic pollution treaty&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, The World&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNWn885qWtU&amp;amp;t=15s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Truth About Plastic Recycling..It’s Complicated&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;Undecided with Matt Ferrell&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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We need other solutions to the plastic waste crisis.  Solutions that involve reduce, reuse, refill and repair here in Asia.  And those types of solutions…need to be included in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. 


S17E1: Why It's No Longer About Recycling

The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations kicked off! This is a historic moment for Asia, because after decades of plastic waste washing up on their shores…finally..there may be a path forward. Join us as we talk to BFFP members and other experts about each INC meeting, to find out what YOU can do to support their work at the treaty negotiations. Production credits:Host:&nbsp;Marcy Trent LongProducer:&nbsp;Carol MangContributing Editor:&nbsp; Jill BaxterIntro/outro music:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.kalelover.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Mauboussin</a> <a href="https://sustainableasia.co/sign-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up</a> to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched! Resources:We have partnered with Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), headquartered in Asia, to produce this series.&nbsp; BFFP has numerous resources on their website about the Global Plastics Treaty and the Reuse | Refill | Repair initiative:<a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty/</a><a href="https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/04/28/youth-summit-2023-global-plastics-treaty/</a> Video Credits: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BI1YkPW8xc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We urgently need a Global Plastics Treaty. Here's why.</a> By Greenpeace International

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A special season about the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations happening over the next two years…with episodes dropping before and after every meeting!


S17E1: New Season | Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

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