As plastic piles up, U.S. joins effort to reach new global treaty
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 18, 2021
Nov 18 (Reuters) - The United States will join talks on a new global treaty to curb plastic pollution, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, marking its first support for the initiative.
Plastic pollution is set to triple by 2040, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has predicted, adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste into the world's oceans each year.
