UN body weighs a global treaty to fight plastic pollution
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Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution.
The UN Environment Assembly, meeting Feb. 28 to March 2 in Kenya's capital Nairobi, is expected to propose an international framework to address the growing problem of plastic waste in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.
"For the first time in history, we are seeing unprecedented global momentum to tackle the plague of plastic pollution," said UN Environment Program Executive Director Inger Andersen.
During preparations for the session, Andersen implored member states to take the opportunity to reshape humanity's "relationship with plastic once and for all" by developing a comprehensive global agreement to combat the problem.
Two major proposals have emerged during years of international discussions about ways to reduce single use plastic.
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