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Season 03, Episode 12: Plastic treaty recommendations to transform the Global South

September 19, 2023 • TOMRA Circular Economy • Season 3 • Episode 12

As policymakers from more than 170 nations come together for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (#INC3) in November, intense discussions are underway about which mandates will be in a legally binding global plastics treaty. In this new TOMRA Talks Circular Podcast episode, environmental policy advocates Dominic Hogg, Founder and Director of Equanimator Ltd, and Jacob Rognhaug, Vice President of Public Affairs System Design at TOMRA, share their top takeaways for tackling plastic pollution. Covering a range of topics, including how mandatory extended producer responsibility can help cover the costs of waste collection and plastic recycling, giving countries in the global south a unique opportunity to leapfrog some of the world’s leading nations in circularity