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Kate Bailey, Association of Plastics Recyclers
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Plastics News Radio: Kate Bailey | APR

Kate Bailey, the chief policy officer for the Association of Plastic Recyclers in the United States, hopes the treaty can push adoption of extended producer responsibility laws and design for recycling. As well, Bailey said the treaty is moving beyond recycling into plastics and chemical health concerns.

Yvette Arellano, Fenceline Watch
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Plastics News Radio: Yvette Arellano | Fenceline Watch

Yvette Arellano heads the Houston-based environmental justice organization Fenceline Watch.

Willemijn Peeters, Searious Business
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Plastics News Radio: Willemijn Peeters | Searious Business

Willemijn Peeters, head of consultancy Searious Business, says the treaty needs to move the world away from virgin plastic and into what she calls “real recycling” with extended producer responsibility laws and deposit return systems.

Anja Brandon, Ocean Conservancy
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Plastics News Radio: Anja Brandon | Ocean Conservancy

Anja Brandon is associate director of U.S. plastics policy with the environmental group Ocean Conservancy.

Ed Shepherd, Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty
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Plastics News Radio: Ed Shepherd | Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty

Ed Shepherd offers the perspective of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, which wants the agreement to reduce plastics made from virgin fossil fuels and identify problematic plastics or products that can be eliminated. 

Joshua Baca, former ACC
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Plastics News Radio: Joshua Baca | Formerly American Chemistry Council

When we recorded this interview at the Paris talks, Joshua Baca was vice president of plastics at the American Chemistry Council. A few weeks later he left the ACC, but we decided to keep the interview for its perspective on the negotiations.

Matt Seaholm, Plastics Industry Association
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Plastics News Radio: Matt Seaholm | Plastics Industry Association

Matt Seaholm, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association in Washington, wants the treaty to have “ambitious yet reasonable” goals and be something that the U.S. government can agree to. 

Graham Houlder, Ceflex
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Plastics News Radio: Graham Houlder | Ceflex

Flexible plastic packaging has recycling challenges but is popular in the marketplace, protecting food while being lightweight and reducing other environmental impacts.

Betsy Bowers, EPS Industry Alliance
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Plastics News Radio: Betsy Bowers | EPS Industry Alliance

Betsy Bowers of the EPS Industry Alliance came to the Paris talks in listening mode and to react to early calls in the treaty discussions to include EPS packaging on a list of banned or problematic plastic materials.

Plastics News Radio
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Plastics News Radio is back

In May, Assistant Managing Editor Steve Toloken attended the United Nations' global plastics treaty talks in Paris. He conducted interviews with nine individuals from organizations ranging from industry groups to nonprofit organizations on what they expect to see in a global plastics treaty. 

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