Plastics Treaty

Why are we focusing on the Plastics Treaty?

Fossil fuel companies are pivoting away from burning fossil fuels as fuel — but that does not mean they are transitioning away from fossil fuels. Instead, fossil fuel companies are viewing plastic and petrochemical expansion as a potential lifeline for the industry to “offset” falling demand for fossil fuels. In short, plastics are one of the main ways the dirty fossil fuel industry is banking on to stay alive.

It is thus impossible for us to not discuss the issue of plastic overuse and the single-use economy when we call for a transitioning away from fossil fuels.

What is our stance?

See below for our responses to common FAQs on plastic pollution —

Do drop us a note in the Contact Us page if you have any other questions you’ll like us to address! 🙂

What are our outputs?

Public Outreach:

1. PETITION / OPEN LETTER
   • View social media post here
2. WORKSHOPS
   • Collab with Plastify
   • Collab with Stridy
3. BLOGPOSTS
   • https://syca.substack.com/p/the-global-plastics-treaty
   • https://syca.substack.com/p/inc-5-quick-explainer-on-key-terms
   • https://syca.substack.com/p/the-good-and-the-bad
   • https://syca.substack.com/p/our-fears-hopes-and-dreams
   • https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/what-will-it-take-to-break-the-global-plastic-treaty-deadlock/
   • https://majupubs.substack.com/p/op-ed-can-singapore-solve-plastic

Government Outreach:

1. POLICY PROPOSALS
   • Document for Negotiators
   • Document for Policymakers

We are looking for…

international policy touchpoint project lead (2 leads)
main activities
1. tracking and utilising existing resources and activities planned by other environmental groups on plastic pollution
2. tracking international developments on the Plastics Treaty
3. tracking international research developments on plastic pollution

others:
– attending regional calls with BFFP Asia-Pacific members

community engagement project lead (2 leads)
main activities
1. leading the garang guni project — a project to engage garang gunis in our neighbourhoods to understand their role in the informal waste recycling sector

school outreach project lead (2 leads)
main activities
1. working with MOE schools (primary & secondary) to organise a plastics pollution educational programme (comprising a workshop series and inter-school competition)