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Demand 4: Support Reuse & Redesign

While previous demands tackle the problem of plastic pollution, this one focuses on the solutions. We’re calling on all parties to the treaty to actively support alternatives to single-use plastics; alternatives that are designed to be reused, repaired, and recycled from the outset. These solutions must be incentivised, backed by policy, and built into the treaty’s core commitments.

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Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment, empowering positive action for the conservation of our natural resources.

VOICE is a member-based Irish environmental charity (CHY 13196 and CRA 20040437) that empowers individuals and local communities to take positive action to conserve our natural resources.

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Not with a bang but with a whimper. Plastic Treaty talks end without any agreed text once again.
August 15, 2025

Not with a bang but with a whimper. Plastic Treaty talks end without any agreed text once again.

Despite extended negotiations at INC-5.2, parties remain deeply divided, and consensus on a treaty text is no closer than when talks began in 2022. The latest draft, seen as a concession to the least ambitious states, was rejected signaling that many want a stronger treaty, but progress is being obstructed by a few powerful actors resistant to change.

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Demand 4: Support Reuse & Redesign
August 12, 2025

Demand 4: Support Reuse & Redesign

While previous demands tackle the problem of plastic pollution, this one focuses on the solutions. We’re calling on all parties to the treaty to actively support alternatives to single-use plastics; alternatives that are designed to be reused, repaired, and recycled from the outset. These solutions must be incentivised, backed by policy, and built into the treaty’s core commitments.

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Demand 3: Ban Problematic Plastics
August 11, 2025

Demand 3: Ban Problematic Plastics

Tackling Single-Use & Unrecyclables

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Safe by Design: Ireland Should Champion Bans on Toxic Plastics Additives
August 7, 2025

Safe by Design: Ireland Should Champion Bans on Toxic Plastics Additives

Demand No.2: Why Ireland Must Ban Harmful Chemicals in Plastics at INC‑5

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Plastic Justice: Six Demands Ireland Must Champion in Geneva
August 6, 2025

Plastic Justice: Six Demands Ireland Must Champion in Geneva

Step 1 - Why the Global Plastics Treaty Must Address Plastic Production, Not Just Waste!

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Ireland Must Lead on the Global Plastics Treaty.
July 22, 2025

Ireland Must Lead on the Global Plastics Treaty.

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