Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution. It's a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.
FILE - A Hindu devotee throws flowers and plastic bags into river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Negotiators from around the world gather at UNESCO in Paris on Monday, May 29, 2023, for a second round of talks aiming toward a global treaty on fighting plastic pollution in 2024. FILE - A Hindu devotee throws flowers and plastic bags into river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.
PARIS — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.
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