Oeko Test | New global agreement aims to end plastic pollution by 2040

Huge eddies of garbage are floating in the oceans. Animals and people suffer because of disposable packaging, ghost nets and microplastics. A binding agreement should remedy the situation.

Representatives from governments, international organizations and environmental groups have started negotiations for a binding global agreement against plastic pollution. The conference, organized by the United Nations (UN), began Monday in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este and will continue until Friday. A negotiating committee is to negotiate a contract to curb pollution from single-use plastic, ghost nets or microplastics . A resolution paving the way for negotiations was passed in March at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.

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