This week, delegates from more than 150 countries are meeting in Uruguay to begin negotiations for a historic global agreement to end plastic pollution

Negotiators will have the daunting task of devising and agreeing to rules and strategies ahead of finalizing a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024.

Between now and then, negotiators will have the daunting task of devising and agreeing to rules and strategies for controlling plastic pollution. 

Nature explores three key issues and how the treaty could tackle them. Read this interesting article here.

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