European Union and its 27 Member States written submission on the options for the legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

The EU and its Member States see merit in having one overarching objective that resonate and reflect the title of Resolution 5/14, End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument The elements that the EU and its Member States would seek in the overarching objective of the instrument are: o To end plastic pollution o To protect human health and the environment against pollution caused by the production, use and discharge of plastics across its life cycle o To aim at a circular economy for plastics