The UN-led 'Global Plastics Treaty' is a 4-year international effort between over 180 countries, business leaders and NGOs to address the 'out of control' problem that plastic pollution has become for our planet. UN member countries called for unified action in 2022. After 5 rounds of negotiations spanning to end of 2024, a policy document will be ratified to create the same rules and binding regulations for the ENTIRE life cycle of plastic irregardless of borders. This treaty could bring the END of single-use plastics around the world, if successful!

Hidden Plastic was honoured to have attended the second round of negotiations at INC-2 (which stands for 'Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee') in the Paris UNESCO building  last spring 2023. And we recently attended INC-4 in Ottawa, Canada this past April 2024...in spite of the fact that officially no 'under 18s' were allowed to register. And they just recently obtained passes to attend INC-5 in Busan, S. Korea for the final negotiation! (again, it took intervention from the Captain Planet Foundation to help them get through the age restriction)

Ashton & Zara's active participation at these international events has highlighted that their generation is grossly under-represented, has an important voice to add to the negotiations, and SHOULD be included at the international table where important decisions are currently being made. Decisions that will most profoundly impact THEIR future!