Hope for global plastics treaty in Geneva to tackle pollution

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1. Pasta in refillable containers, a return to decent lids for hummus and water bottles made from agricultural waste could be coming your way if the world passes an ambitious new plastic pollution treaty this month.

   More than 170 countries are meeting in Geneva from Tuesday for the final fortnight of negotiations to tackle the scourge of plastic waste highlighted by Sir David Attenborough.

   The final shape of the world’s first treaty on the issue will depend on how ambitious the deal is in tackling the 435 million tonnes of plastic produced annually, a figure experts fear could increase by 70% without action. If the treaty includes caps on plastic production as well as action on recycling, as campaigners hope, it could mean changes for how Britons shop, eat and deal with waste

2. I’m pretty sure they made some sort of deal about reducing global emissions a while back. I’m sure whatever agreement they come to here be upheld to the same degree.

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