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What to know about plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude

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67% Informative

Every year , the world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic.

The use of plastics has quadrupled over the past 30 years .

The United States supports having an article in the treaty that addresses supply, or plastic production.

Most of the world’s plastic goes to landfills, pollutes the environment or is burned.

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English

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