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Nations to draft plastic waste treaty

Delegates from 175 nations to the U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously to devise a treaty that tries to cleanse the world of plastic pollution.

A life-size art installation in California depicting a blue whale draws attention to the threat of plastic pollution
A life-size art installation in California depicting a blue whale made of plastic draws attention to the threat of plastic pollution (AN/Fabrice Florin)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AN) — Delegates from 175 nations to the U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously to devise a legally binding global treaty that attempts to cleanse the world of plastic pollution.

The vote in Nairobi on Wednesday set the stage for an intergovernmental negotiating committee that will begin work this year on a draft agreement.

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