Global Plastics Treaty

Plastic is the great traveller of our time – and wherever it goes, it leaves a toxic trace. To protect everyone, everywhere, we need global rules and real financing to stop the harm.

We need a polymer premium because without additional funding, not all countries can afford the implementation costs to protect their citizens.

Why a fee?

Uneven global regulation means that even countries with strong protections would face health harms, as plastic – the greatest traveller of our time – does not respect country borders.

We won't be protected from the health harms caused by plastic until every country is equipped to implement the legally binding obligations under Article 3.

A polymer premium provides a sustainable and equitable means of supporting implementation across all countries without relying on traditional models of financial assistance.

Who pays?

Minderoo Foundation is inviting producers to be accountable for their fair share of the harm caused by plastic pollution.

By fair share, we mean a standardised contribution across industry around the world. Meaning, no single producer is responsible for the entire industry.

By standardising contributions across industry, producers will support an extraordinary transformation and be part of the solution.

The extraordinary future

The Polymer Premium will provide funding to:

Protect human health by supporting countries to implement the legally binding obligations under Article 3.
Facilitate sustainable waste management through construction and refurbishment of existing infrastructure.
Ensure equitable access to sustainable materials across the world.
Drive additional human health research and monitoring into harms from chemicals found in plastic.

It’s common for companies to be held accountable for their actions through international or regional frameworks.

Oil Pollution Compensation Fund

The International Oil Spill Compensation Fund is governed by three treaties - International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, International Convention on the establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage and the Protocol of 2003 to the 1992 Fund Convention.

Under these treaties:

a contribution is collected from companies for pollution caused by oil spills
revenues are redistributed to the countries or people affected
the rate is agreed to by countries party to the treaty
the rate of the contribution is uniformed, creating a level playing field.

Paris Rulebook

Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement established a mechanism to contribute to the reduction of Green House Gases.

Under the agreement:

Companies with approved projects provide a 5 per cent ‘share of proceeds’ to a centralised ‘Global Adaption Fund’.
Revenues are redistributed from this fund to the Global South.
The fee rate is uniform, irrespective of where the credit is generated, creating a level playing competitive field for companies.

Plastics make me sick

Take action under Article 3

Plastic is the great traveller of our time – and wherever it goes, it leaves a toxic trace. To protect everyone, everywhere, we need global rules and real financing to stop the harm.

Article 11 must impose a mandatory global polymer premium based on a uniform rate and a de minimis threshold set by the Conference of the Parties at the first meeting.

Why a fee?

Who pays?

Minderoo Foundation is inviting producers to be accountable for their fair share of the harm caused by plastic pollution.

By fair share, we mean a standardised contribution across industry around the world. Meaning, no single producer is responsible for the entire industry.

By standardising contributions across industry, producers will support an extraordinary transformation and be part of the solution.

The extraordinary future

The Polymer Premium will provide funding to:

It’s common for companies to be held accountable for their actions through international or regional frameworks.

Oil Pollution Compensation Fund

Paris Rulebook

Plastics make me sick

Take action under Article 3

Plastic is the great traveller of our time – and wherever it goes, it leaves a toxic trace. To protect everyone, everywhere, we need global rules and real financing to stop the harm.

Article 11 must impose a mandatory global polymer premium based on a uniform rate and a de minimis threshold set by the Conference of the Parties at the first meeting.

Why a fee?

Who pays?

Minderoo Foundation is inviting producers to be accountable for their fair share of the harm caused by plastic pollution.

By fair share, we mean a standardised contribution across industry around the world. Meaning, no single producer is responsible for the entire industry.By standardising contributions across industry, producers will support an extraordinary transformation and be part of the solution.

The extraordinary future

The Polymer Premium will provide funding to:

It’s common for companies to be held accountable for their actions through international or regional frameworks.

Oil Pollution Compensation Fund

Paris Rulebook

By fair share, we mean a standardised contribution across industry around the world. Meaning, no single producer is responsible for the entire industry.

By standardising contributions across industry, producers will support an extraordinary transformation and be part of the solution.