Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution

Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950.

The Global Plastics Treaty talks have kicked off with nations gathering in Busan, South Korea, for a week of discussions.

The aim is to produce a legally binding treaty that will address the world’s plastic pollution problem by tackling the material throughout its full lifecycle.

National delegations still have a lot to hammer out before there is a final deal. Most contentious is whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce.

Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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