Eleven additional governments commit to New Plastics Economy

Nairobi, 11 February 2022 – Eleven new governments have announced today at the One Ocean Summit that they will join New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.  

Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment has united governments and organisations behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics.  

The announcement today, that the national governments of Canada, Colombia, Greece, Italy, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain and Uganda and sub-national level governments of the City of Paris; region of Central Greece; and the Basque Country will be joining like-minded governments under the Global Commitment is confirmation of the growing interest and commitment of countries to act urgently to Beat Plastic Pollution.