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Joint Statement of Southeast Asian policymakers, Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific members and ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)

A new round of talks for a global plastics treaty (INC-5.3) happened today at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, where countries agreed to elect Mr. Julio Cordano, from Chile, as the new Chair following the resignation of the previous chair Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador in early October of last year. 

Several Break Free From Plastic members have responded to the U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil on January 3rd, 2026. As a global movement rooted in justice, we echo our deepest concerns for the recent events in the region. Read our members' statements below.

Despite the lack of results inside the negotiations, Break Free From Plastic members continue to keep plastic issues present at global talks.

When plastic waste is sorted and segregated, consumers distance themselves from the issue of plastic pollution - yet where does this segregated and sorted waste end up? This is the dark story of just one exporting country: Germany!