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The United Nations recently released a “ zero draft,” or the principles under consideration, of what could become one of the most consequential treaties ever written.
Humanity is now churning out a trillion pounds of these polymers a year , a carbon-intensive process because plastic is made of fossil fuels.
The draft treaty is a menu of interventions that are on the table during the UN ’s negotiations.
The draft also lays out options for better managing reuse and refill schemes.
The ultimate goal for these negotiations will be putting a cap on plastic creation.
The draft doesn't say much about what the final treaty will look like, but it does say a lot about how the global community has acknowledged what the problem is.
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