{"id":7593,"date":"2023-10-16T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/bvrio-contributes-to-the-development-of-an-inclusive-un-plastics-treaty\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:39:01","slug":"bvrio-contributes-to-the-development-of-an-inclusive-un-plastics-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/bvrio-contributes-to-the-development-of-an-inclusive-un-plastics-treaty\/?lang=id","title":{"rendered":"BVRio contributes to the development of an inclusive UN Plastics Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"
BVRio actively participated in the Economist Impact\u2019s Global Plastics Summit, in Bangkok last week, which aimed to support the negotiations of the UN treaty against plastic pollution. BVRio provided a critical perspective on social inclusion, emphasising the importance of a just and inclusive transition within the plastics treaty, drawing from our extensive experience creating waste management solutions focusing on informal waste pickers.<\/span><\/p>\n Maria Accioly, BVRio circular economy specialist, spoke during the panel session \u2018A social lens \u2013 a just and inclusive transition in the plastics treaty\u2019. She highlighted crucial facts concerning the costs associated with recycling and the pressing need to include and adequately remunerate frontline waste management workers worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n She stressed the significance of offering fair compensation for the environmental services they provide to society, acknowledging that waste pickers are still heavily reliant on the market prices of recyclable materials, which have considerable volatility. In addition, few materials have a good market value, often resulting in \u2018cherry-picking\u2019 the highest-value materials. Maria highlighted the collection and sorting of recyclable waste as an essential public service that needs to be subsidised, and therefore the need to guarantee fair remuneration for waste pickers to sustain their operations in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n