Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest Chair’s Draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution, and stating that it falls far short of the mandate set by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to establish an internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.
The rejection was announced during the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2), held on August 13, 2025, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the draft “represents a weak and inadequate outcome” that excludes supply-side measures and fails to address the full life cycle of plastics.
The ministry noted that it does not address health impacts, chemicals of concern, or the waste hierarchy, and imposes no robust obligations to curb transboundary plastic pollution.
The draft also lacks provisions for reliable means of implementation, instead relying on a “convoluted and voluntary approach” that ignores the urgency of the global plastic crisis, a ministry press release said. বিস্তারিত