Annual plastics production has more than doubled in 20 years to 460 million tonnes, and is on track to triple within four decades
Annual plastics production has more than doubled in 20 years to 460 million tonnes, and is on track to triple within four decades
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Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting from Tuesday in Canada to nail down a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution with many sticking points to be resolved five months after the last round of talks in Kenya.
Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood and breast milk.Â
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