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The document will include results of an inventory of plastic sources, as well as educational, communication and regulatory aspects. Information is being collected through regional workshops. The Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) is preparing the National Action Plan against Plastic Pollution, which will be based on the results of an inventory of pollution sources, which is being prepared, an improvement of regulatory standards, as well as strategies for environmental education and information for the general public.
To this end, decentralized workshops are being held with the participation of the sectors and social actors involved in the task of reducing and eliminating plastic pollution in Peru. All of this is framed within the Law that regulates single-use plastic and disposable containers or packaging (Law No. 30884).
These meetings are carried out with the support of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), as part of the project Capacity building to catalyze actions and commitments at the national and global level to reduce plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
In this regard, the director of Solid Waste Management Instruments and Circularity of Minam, Veronika Mendoza, said that relevant information is collected in the sessions that will serve as input for the preparation of the National Inventory of Plastic Sources and the National Plan.
Both documents are expected to be ready for approval in the first half of 2025. This will allow us to know the current state of plastic pollution and will establish the guidelines and actions to eradicate it. With the Inventory, it will be possible to visualize the critical areas where it is most urgent to intervene and it will provide a database for decision-making and the development of the plan, she said.
She added that the action plan will include the marine ecosystem and will establish the objectives, policies and concrete measures that seek to reduce the generation of plastic waste, improve its management and promote a circular economy.
Inclusive approach
The meetings with representatives of the public and private sectors, as well as specialists, are intended to analyze the shortcomings. From August to today, seven workshops have been held in the capital. Specifically, on Tuesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 31, workshops were held in the capital.
According to the work plan established by the Minams General Directorate of Solid Waste Management, in the following weeks workshops will be held in Cajamarca, Ica, Moyobamba and Lima, to prepare the baseline and a diagnosis of environmental, educational and communication behaviors, as well as the normative analysis.
