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Global Plastics Treaty
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- In the biggest multilateral environmental deal, 175 countries have agreed to a legally binding global treaty called the “Global Plastics Treaty”.
- This is to end the plastic pollution crisis by tackling the entire supply chain of materials.
- The resolution on the first treaty was passed at a meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi in Kenya.
- The first treaty directly seeks to tackle 9 billion tonnes of plastic produced since the plastic age ramped up in the 1950s.
- Now, they have started working on how to implement the treaty by 2024.
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