SWANA Participates in Plastic Policy Events

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Plastic Policy Summit 2024, held March 20–21, 2024, in Washington, DC, brought together hundreds of stakeholders from across the plastics value chain to discuss the challenge of plastic pollution and initiatives to address the issue. Attendees included policy makers, representatives of major consumer brands and retailers, non-profit organizations, researchers, and more. SWANA’s Director of Public Policy attended and engaged in meaningful conversations about the essential role that SWANA members play in strengthening recycling systems through communications, collections, sorting technologies, market development, policies, and more.

SWANA will be attending the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), scheduled for April 23–29 in Ottawa, Canada. This is a gathering of world leaders to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Amy Lestition Burke, the executive director and CEO of SWANA, will be an official observer of the negotiations. SWANA is working with ISWA to plan a side event about the role of waste management infrastructure in preventing plastic pollution.

SWANA plays an important role in preventing plastic pollution, a goal that is supported by SWANA’s strategic plan, which includes the need to support the circular economy and emphasize resource management.