![]() Report Structure: This Commission report contains seven Sections. On the basis of this examination, the Commission offers science-based recommendations designed to support development of a Global Plastics Treaty, protect human health, and save lives. Goals: The goals of this Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health are to comprehensively examine plastics’ impacts across their life cycle on: (1) human health and well-being (2) the global environment, especially the ocean (3) the economy and (4) vulnerable populations-the poor, minorities, and the world’s children. The extent of these harms not been systematically assessed, their magnitude not fully quantified, and their economic costs not comprehensively counted. These harms occur at every stage of the plastic life cycle, from extraction of the coal, oil, and gas that are its main feedstocks through to ultimate disposal into the environment. It is now clear, however, that plastics are also responsible for significant harms to human health, the economy, and the earth’s environment. Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine, electronics, aerospace, construction, food packaging, and sports. ![]()
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