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UN objective: putting a stop to plastic

By the end of 2024, the planet should have the first treaty to combat pollution from this material, which each year accounts for more than 20 million tons dumped into nature. But the big producers are not going to make it easy.

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This week in Nairobi, nations gather for a third round of talks on an international plastics treaty

Delegates from more than 175 countries are gathered in Nairobi to advance a potential diplomatic solution to a global plastic pollution crisis amid a growing awareness of the effect of plastic on the environment and human health.

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Plastic’s life-cycle costs overwhelmingly fall on poor countries

A new analysis finds lower-income countries pay 8 times more for plastic’s social and environmental impacts.
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