CONTENTS CALL TO ACTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: THE PROBLEM SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENTS ARE UNKNOWINGLY BURYING THEMSELVES IN INCREASING PLASTIC DEBT CHAPTER 3: BARRIERS TO ACTION MANY OF THE NECESSARY SOLUTIONS ARE ALREADY KNOWN, BUT GLOBALLY WE HAVE FAILED TO IMPLEMENT THEM FOR SEVERAL REASONS CHAPTER 4: THE WAY FORWARD A GLOBAL TREATY COULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MECHANISM FOR GOVERNMENTS TO EFFECTIVELY TACKLE THE PLASTIC CRISIS AND SECURE PUBLIC SUPPORT ANNEX 1: COUNTRY DEEP DIVES ANNEX 2: METHODOLOGY 3 5 8 10 25 27 30 36 3