Four Days Left To Square The Circle On Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

Global plastic production in one year (Credit: AFP)

Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge.

While plastic has transformed modern life, plastic pollution poses an increasing threat to the environment and the human body -- and every day the garbage accumulates on land and in the oceans.