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Plastic pollution is a global problem – here's how to design an effective treaty to curb it

  • Written by Sarah J. Morath, Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Wake Forest University
imagePlastic trash floating on the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 21, 2020Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images

Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans. According to one widely cited estimate, by 2025, 100 million to 250 million metric tons of plastic waste could enter the ocean each year. Another study...

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