After Global Plastic Treaty fails, cities and states leap to action on microplastics

After Global Plastic Treaty fails, cities and states leap to action on microplastics

While U.S. and global solutions seem far off, policies to limit harm from microplastics are gaining traction at the state and local levels.

We need a Global Plastics Treaty ASAP. So why have negotiations to secure one been unsuccessful so far?

We need a Global Plastics Treaty as soon as possible.  Plastic is an amazing material: it’s durable, light, flexible, and affordable, and it’s used to make millions of products that billions of people use every day. But it is also having devastating impacts on the environment, on wildlife, and on human health. This is why we need a Global Plastics Treaty: to regulate plastic production, and ensure that when it becomes waste, as 280 million tonne…