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<p>The UK is a member of the High ambition coalition to end plastic pollution and
has taken an ambitious stance in negotiations, supporting a treaty that will address
the full life cycle of plastic including restraining and reducing the production and
consumption of plastic to sustainable levels, addressing plastic design and encouraging
more recycling and re-use of plastic. Controls on plastic waste exports are already
established under the Basel Convention. The UK is an active Party to the Basel Convention
and the UK supported the tightening of controls on plastic waste exports adopted by
parties in 2019.</p>
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