Countries

Recommendation 31: Place restrictions on importation of toxics, both in conjunction with the Basel Convention and through the passage of more restrictive national legislation for substances of concern.

Countries

Recommendation 32: Restrict excessive packaging to provide relief from excess plastic waste.

Countries

Recommendation 33: If plastics and/or plastic materials are produced in your jurisdiction, efforts can be undertaken to reduce or restrict certain materials or products. This especially works well in conjunction with and complements efforts to restrict imports so as not to impede free trade.

Countries

Recommendation 34: Consider banning single-use plastics, while encouraging reduction and reuse, to avoid simple replacement of one product with another waste stream burden.

Countries

Recommendation 35: Integrate waste pickers into formal waste management channels to provide better jobs and reduce exposure to toxic conditions.

Countries

Recommendation 36: Ensure that environmental justice principles, such as prior informed consent and rights to information, are incorporated into legislation at all levels to avoid injustices.

Countries

Recommendation 37: Fund research into the health impacts of plastic raw materials, pellets, and transportation.

Countries

Recommendation 38: Invest in improving waste management infrastructure, especially the creation of in-country recycling plants, provisioning of protective equipment for workers, and scientific landfills to avoid leaching of toxic decomposition products into water sources.

Countries

Recommendation 39: Continue global dialogue to explore shared solutions. It is imperative that countries collaborate to address the full life cycle of plastic and its associated problems.

Non-Governmental Actors

Recommendation 40: Develop and implement curricula on environmental justice, including training courses so they may recognize, report, and address actual and potential injustices.