Treaty to reduce plastic waste elusive as ever

By The Editorial Board

Jun 05, 2023 12:10 am

LAST week, representatives from 175 nations and 2,000 green organizations gathered in Paris to lay the groundwork for an international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

The conference, which involves the United Nations' Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics, had its share of 'nitpicking' and 'delaying tactics,' but in the end, a decision was reached to come up with a 'zero draft' of the treaty before the committee meets again next year.

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