A worker loads waste plastic bags on a conveyor for recycling at a recycling plant.Discussions to chart a way forward for a global plastic treaty to address the growing problem of plastic pollution are set to begin this week during the United Nations Environmental Assembly UNEA 5.2). With two draft resolutions on the table, member countries will decide to either to address the full life cycle of plastics as proposed by Rwanda and Peru or go with Japan's draft resolution that puts emphasis of better management of plastic waste. More than 50 countries and environment groups are supporting regula
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A worker loads waste plastic bags on a conveyor for recycling at a recycling plant.Discussions to chart a way forward for a global plastic treaty to address the growing problem of plastic pollution are set to begin this week during the United Nations Environmental Assembly UNEA 5.2). With two draft resolutions on the table, member countries will decide to either to address the full life cycle of plastics as proposed by Rwanda and Peru or go with Japan's draft resolution that puts emphasis of better management of plastic waste. More than 50 countries and environment groups are supporting regulations that will impose caps on the production virgin plastics.