An unnamed speaker at a World Environment Day event urged countries to negotiate an “ambitious, credible, and just agreement” this year to end plastic pollution and said negotiators should return to talks in August to resolve outstanding differences.

“This World Environment Day focuses on solutions to beat plastic pollution,” the speaker said. “Plastic pollution is choking our planet, harming ecosystems, well‑being, and the climate.” The speaker warned plastic waste is widespread — “from the top of Mount Everest to the depths of the ocean, from human brains to human breast milk” — and said public engagement and steps toward reusability are rising but “we must go further, faster.”

The speaker said countries will meet “in 2 months” to begin talks on a new global treaty “to end plastic pollution.” They urged negotiators to pursue a treaty that “covers the life cycle of plastic through the perspective of circular economies, that responds to the needs of communities, that aligns with broader environmental goals, Sustainable Development Goals, and beyond, and that is implemented it fast and in full.”

The appeal framed the treaty as urgent and broad in scope: the speaker called for provisions that address plastic production and waste management across the entire life cycle and that center communities’ needs. The speaker also encouraged negotiators to return to talks in August “determined to build a common path through their differences and deliver the treaty our world needs.”

The remarks concluded with an appeal for collective action: “Together, let's end the scourge of plastic pollution and build a better future for us all.” No formal resolution, vote, or local government action was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.