Guilbeault on ‘options’ for limiting plastics production [Video]

OTTAWA –

All options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty, including putting legislated caps on how much plastic the world produces in the first place, Canada’s environment minister said Tuesday.

But Steven Guilbeault said he can’t predict where nations will land when they finalize the treaty in Korea this fall, or whether it will go far enough to address the concerns of developing nations.

“I believe that there are lots of things that we can find common ground on as part of this treaty,” he said, including the elimination of single-use plastics, better labelling regulations and increased use of recycled materials.

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Negotiators from 175 nations were in Ottawa for the last week to solidify some of the details of a global treaty intended to cut plastic waste.

The production of new …