- Oceana congratulates the decision of parliamentarians to continue on the previous consensus between benches and asks to prioritize the debate in the plenary session of Congress.
- There is enough evidence to regulate single-use plastics, MINAM noted.
Oceana welcomes the decision of the Committee on Production, Micro and Small Enterprises and Cooperatives to suspend the vote of the predictamen would have meant a setback in the legislative process to achieve regulation of single – use plastic in Peru.
How this proposal is remembered required a socio-economic environmental study of the plastics industry and the creation of a multisectoral commission, which overlooked the progress made in the Legislative process. The consensus between various banks is reflected in three opinions with concrete measures to reduce plastic pollution.
“Citizen pressure has helped to stop this proposal, which did not propose a concrete solution, but rather sought to postpone the rule. Today we win, but we cannot sing victory yet, we need to approve a Plastics Law ”, emphasized Carmen Heck, Policy Director of Oceana Peru.
In this regard, the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) sent a report to the commission stating that there is sufficient evidence and scientific studies on the negative impact of single-use plastics on the environment. “The problem of single-use plastic and microplastics is global in scope, increasing in severity and requiring a national, regional and global response,” it said in a statement.
Oceana, which has participated in a sustained manner in the technical debate, calls for prioritizing the discussion of the Single Use Plastics Law in the plenary session of Congress. “There is a need for public policy to drive change towards a circular economy,” Heck details. In this way, it will support the citizen and business initiatives that are already being implemented to reduce the consumption of disposable plastics.
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