Environmental groups warn of industry obstruction in global plastic treaty negotiations
Ninety percent of plastic is not recycled, with most dumped in nature or improperly burned
The first round of plastic treaty negotiations saw positive outcomes but oil producing countries, at the behest of big oil and petrochemical companies, could dominate the treaty discussions
The truth is that our carbon tax is way too low to act as a real deterrent
A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty