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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Beament

Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty

Plastic waste litters the shoreline in Indonesia (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Archive)

Negotiators making a final push to secure the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution are being urged to strike an ambitious deal at talks this week.

A final round of UN negotiations on a legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution kick offs in Busan, South Korea, on Monday, amid warnings that some countries are pushing for a less ambitious outcome that focuses on cleaning up the problem rather than curbing production.

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