The Use of Plastic Products from the Perspective of International Environmental Law

Humans created plastic in order to make their lives more convienient, however its indiscriminate consumption has turned into a menace to themselves. Simultaneous release of environment images drowned in plastic and trapped organisms, the entry of plastic into the food-chain and the detrimental effects on tourism and the economy with the rise of environmental movements; the effects of consideration to plastic and its prevention have been reflected in conventions such as MARPOL, London, Basel and more comprehensively in EU documents. Regardless of the significance of these documents inaddressing the issue of plastics, by valuing the models provided for drafting an agreement on the particular matter of plastics and accepting structural and normative flaws,it should not be forgotten that the international environmental law principles and custom in this field have simply responded to the requirement to limit and ban the production and consumption of plastic and its entry into the environment and countries have confirmed these preventions in their policies and national laws. The role of raising public awareness in plastic replacement with education and the impact of the media, the activities of NGOs to introduce replacements and encouraging legal foundations to make obligatory regulations along the path of environmental liberation from plastic is undeniable.