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“We want to stress that the way we make plastic products can form barriers to building a circular economy”.

Chelsea Rochman (Ocean Conservancy, Canada) presented her combined statement on behalf of the joint position of the Women, NGO, Children & Youth, Farmers, Trade Union & Workers, Indigenous Peoples, and Science & Technology major groups, during Item 4 -Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries, held in Nairobi, at the UN Office, on 29th May 2018.

Download the statement here.