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T1 Plastics Pollution Policy Gaps in the Pacific Region
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Farrelly, Trisia
A2 Fuller, Sascha
A2 Va'a, Nadya
K1 plastic waste
K1 Asia and the Pacific
K1 environmental policy
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37409
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37409
NO Pacific Islands policy frameworks do not capture the full life cycle of plastics. Yet, plastics emit greenhouse gases and ozone depleting chemicals, create marine litter, shed microplastics, and leach toxic chemicals throughout their full life cycle. For example, these toxic chemicals include carcinogenic monomers, additives, and persistent organic pollutants. These plastics and chemicals impact the enjoyment of the right to a healthy environment.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026