Historic UN Treaty On Plastic Pollution Targets Cosmetic ‘Nano-Plastics’ At Zero-Draft Stage

The United Nations treaty on plastics pollution, considered ‘the most important climate deal since Paris,’ stands to have a direct impact on the cosmetics industry, potentially by targeting intentionally added nano-plastics in addition to microplastics in cosmetics, says attorney Melissa Kopolow, who spoke at the Personal Care Products Council’s annual meeting in Miami on 27 February.

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A United Nations treaty on plastics pollution, which could target cosmetic use of intentionally added nano-plastics – in addition to microplastics – among plastic pollution to eliminate, will likely be signed in 2025, says Melissa Kopolow, an associate partner with Albright Stonebridge Group’s sustainability practice.

Seen as “the most important climate deal since Paris,” according to Kopolow, the treaty sets forth terms that may not be transposed into federal law in the US, but are expected to influence state-level legislation, the attorney said on

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