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DTSTART:20221206T090000Z
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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Workshop on sustainable and effective substitutes and alternatives 
 for plastics
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The WTO\, in collaboration with UNCTAD\, is organising a Worksh
 op on sustainable and effective substitutes and alternatives for plastics.
   The objective of this workshop is planned to be a scoping\, stocktaking
 \, and trade facilitation exercise of potential plastics substitutes and a
 lternatives\, providing a strong technical base for intensified discussion
 s on sustainable\, tradable\, and effective substitutes and alternatives f
 or plastics. The results could also support the WTO Dialogue&#039\;s contr
 ibution to the UNEA process.\n\nThe workshop will provide a basis for disc
 ussion on a range of issues including\, inter alia:\n\n\nWorking definitio
 ns \nMinimum criteria for life cycle analysis and affordability\, accessi
 bility and availability \nIllustrative and extended list of material subs
 titutes and material identification exercise\nHS code identification exerc
 ise\, and trade-related measures enabling single-use plastic products (SUP
 P) and other &quot\;problematic&quot\; goods (e.g.\, textiles) substitutio
 n by sustainable materials\n\n\nAs part of this event\, UNCTAD is hosting 
 one of the breakout sessions: ‘Illustrative and extended list of materia
 l substitutes and material identification exercise’. UNCTAD has already 
 developed an initial mapping of potential material substitutes (presented 
 at previous IDP meetings). We are working on an expanded (non-exhaustive) 
 indicative list of substitute materials\, including life cycle analysis co
 nsiderations to better support countries in trade facilitation measures fo
 r promising materials and products that can play similar functions current
 ly performed by plastics.\n\nThis WTO-UNCTAD workshop is informed by the r
 eport Plastic Pollution: The pressing case for natural and environmentall
 y friendly substitutes to plastics\, which was prepared under the Sustaina
 ble Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme\, in collab
 oration with UNCTAD Oceans Programme in 2023. \n\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;The WTO\
 , in collaboration with UNCTAD\, is organising a Workshop on sustainable a
 nd effective substitutes and alternatives for plastics. &amp\;nbsp\;The ob
 jective of this workshop is planned to be a scoping\, stocktaking\, and tr
 ade facilitation exercise of potential plastics substitutes and alternativ
 es\, providing a strong technical base for intensified discussions on sust
 ainable\, tradable\, and effective substitutes and alternatives for plasti
 cs. The results could also support the WTO Dialogue&#039\;s contribution t
 o the UNEA process.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The workshop will provide a 
 basis for discussion on a range of issues including\, inter alia:&lt\;/p&g
 t\;\n\n&lt\;ol&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Working definitions&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&g
 t\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Minimum criteria for life cycle analysis and affordabilit
 y\, accessibility and availability&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;I
 llustrative and extended list of material substitutes and material identif
 ication exercise&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;HS code identification exercise
 \, and trade-related measures enabling single-use plastic products (SUPP) 
 and other &quot\;problematic&quot\; goods (e.g.\, textiles) substitution b
 y sustainable materials&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ol&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;As part 
 of this event\, UNCTAD is hosting one of the breakout sessions: ‘Illustr
 ative and extended list of material substitutes and material identificatio
 n exercise’. UNCTAD has already developed an initial mapping of potentia
 l material substitutes (presented at previous IDP meetings). We are workin
 g on an expanded (non-exhaustive) indicative list of substitute materials\
 , including life cycle analysis considerations to better support countries
  in trade facilitation measures for promising materials and products that 
 can play similar functions currently performed by plastics.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\
 n&lt\;p&gt\;This WTO-UNCTAD workshop is informed by the report&amp\;nbsp\;
 &lt\;em&gt\;Plastic Pollution: The pressing case for natural and environme
 ntally friendly substitutes to plastics\, &lt\;/em&gt\;which was prepared 
 under the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) pro
 gramme\, in collaboration with UNCTAD Oceans Programme in 2023.&amp\;nbsp\
 ;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on 
 unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/39302
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