the Economic, Social and Environmental Council makes 20 proposals to overcome it

Beaches soiled by plastic balls, fish suffocated by packaging, not to mention this invisible pollution with the additives used in the production of plastic. the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese) puts forward 20 recommendations to ensure that we no longer see this type of image.

With this report published on Tuesday April 11, a few weeks before the new phase of negotiations scheduled for next month in Paris (from May 29 to June 2), the Cese wants to influence the negotiations around the international treaty on plastic pollution.

The creation of the plastic footprint

One of the main recommendations of this report is the plastic footprint. Based on the same idea as the carbon footprint, it would make it possible to measure plastic consumption both on an individual and national scale, hope the officials of the Fondation de la mer and the Surfrider association, which are at the origin of the report.

Another demand from civil society representatives: ban single-use plastics internationally by 2040 or increase the minimum share of recycled plastic in packaging to 50% on all products by 2050.

A binding international treaty

The Cese calls for the adoption of a binding international treaty. This treaty, which is currently scheduled for 2024, would have the advantage of putting all countries on an equal footing. Today, the constraints remain national or regional. A country like Rwanda, one of the pioneers in the fight against plastic and which has banned this material from its territory, is faced with smuggling from neighboring countries.

The Cese is therefore calling for an effective international treaty capable of curbing the global consumption of plastic. This must more than double by 2060.