Campaigners are ramping up pressure on the government to push for an ambitious outcome from the United Nations negotiations on a Global Plastic Treaty.
Talks on a legally binding plastics treaty are under way in Paris - with it being described as a"once in a generation opportunity" to tackle a"worsening" crisis amid fears of countries' aims being too far apart ahead of a fast-approaching deadline.
Plastic waste is expected to almost triple by 2060, with under a fifth recycled, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. But to do that, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has to"actually back a position, which rises to the challenge facing us globally and ends the age of plastic", she said.
But there is little agreement yet on what the outcome from this second of five negotiating rounds should be, and industry defends the role of plastic in everyday lives, including medical equipment.
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