{"id":47037,"date":"2024-05-02T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47037"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T08:49:56","slug":"uk-aids-progress-towards-action-on-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-aids-progress-towards-action-on-plastic-pollution\/47037\/","title":{"rendered":"UK aids progress towards action on plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over 2,500 delegates attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada. The meeting’s aim was to exchange views on the ambitious treaty that demands urgent action on plastic pollution.<\/p>\n
The UN Environment Programme estimates that between 19 and 23 million tonnes<\/a> of plastic waste leaks into aquatic ecosystems every year, polluting lakes, rivers and seas.<\/p>\n