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New push to reach plastic pollution pact
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, AUG 2 – Negotiators face deep divisions over production limits as plastic waste in soils and waterways is expected to surge 50% by 2040, United Nations Environment Programme said.
- On Tuesday in Geneva, delegates from nearly 180 nations launched a 10-day conference to seek a plastic pollution pact amid deep divisions.
- A group of countries seeking a binding pact face opposition from a group of mostly oil-producing nations, which prioritize waste treatment, deepening divisions.
- Some 460 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, and plastic waste in soils and waterways is expected to surge 50 percent by 2040, according to UNEP.
- Under pressure to avoid a third round, Bjorn Beeler said `You have over 300 brackets in the text, which means you have over 300 disagreements` at IPEN, urging progress.
- Experts caution that microplastics permeate ecosystems from the highest mountain peak and deepest ocean trench, with studies showing they enter human blood and organs, posing largely unknown health risks.
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