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Seen as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly end plastic pollution, civil society renews calls for the treaty to ensure significant cuts in global plastic production.

This briefing is designed to prepare journalists and other communications professionals who will cover the extended fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2). Country negotiators are set to reconvene in Geneva, Switzerland on August 5-14, 2025 for the next round of plastics treaty negotiations (INC 5.2).

Plastic pollution requires scientific research to guide effective solutions. The French research group GDR collaborated with scriptwriter Capucine Dupuy and illustrator Bobika to turn their findings into humorous, accessible cartoons - a collaboration we discussed with Professor Mathieu George and Capucine Dupuy.

At the center of this crisis are multinational corporations that have built their business models around disposable packaging while promoting corporate sustainability pledges that sound bold but rarely deliver.

Across many low-income countries, single-use sachets have become a staple of everyday life. But what is a sachet, exactly?